The functions 'page()', 'head()' and 'tail()' let you look at a dataframe or array without actually opening the file. They are equivalent to 'less', 'more' and 'tail' in UNIX.
Hope it helps, Augusto -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of stat stat Sent: Monday, 3 April 2006 2:37 PM To: r-help@stat.math.ethz.ch Subject: [R] head function hi all can anyone tell me what is head() function in r. what is it's utility? thanks in advance --------------------------------- [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html