x <- available.packages() length(unique(rownames(x))) On 12/02/2008, Muenchen, Robert A (Bob) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I searched around to find the number of R packages currently available, > but didn't find anything, so I choose all repositories & told it to > install. The list contained about 2,856 (correcting roughly for those > installed). But the list includes repetitions such as 19 names that > begin with "bvbovine". > > Selecting only CRAN and CRAN(extras) I get 1,344. > > Is there an easier way to determine the total number of R packages > available? > > Thanks, > Bob > > ========================================================= > Bob Muenchen (pronounced Min'-chen), Manager > Statistical Consulting Center > U of TN Office of Information Technology > 200 Stokely Management Center, Knoxville, TN 37996-0520 > Voice: (865) 974-5230 > FAX: (865) 974-4810 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Web: http://oit.utk.edu/scc, > News: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/statnews.html > ========================================================= > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >
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