CODEWITHSUNDEEP
r
user1728853
user1728853

Reputation: 2707

Accessing R source code files

I've new to R and I've successfully install a package. I would like to examine the source code of this package. I understand that I can view the source of a given function by just typing the name of the function at the prompt. How can I get access to the source code files such that I can browse it?

Thanks.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 438

Answers (2)

Arun
Arun

Reputation: 118799

As @Spacedman wrote under R-help list, why so shy about mentioning the package?.

Go to CRAN page for the package and just download the source directly and extract the files. All R files will be under R directory and any C files will be under src directory.

Upvotes: 4

Paul Hiemstra
Paul Hiemstra

Reputation: 60944

It is easiest to just download the source package from CRAN, extract the tar.gz file (e.g. using 7zip or tar), browse to the /R subfolder and open the file that contains the code. If you are not really sure where a particular function is located, you can use a tool like grep to look for it, e.g.:

grep spam_function *

if you are looking for spam_function.

Upvotes: 3

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