] section needed in FAQ - Using R (PR#9698)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, the R program itself is really badly in need of an
appropos() to go alongside help(). Perhaps help() can
be renamed
to hunt() or huntAndPeck().
help.search(appropos)
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O__ Peter Dalgaard
Full_Name: Ray Kiddy
Version: R 2.5.0 GUI 1.19 (4308)
OS: Mac OS X 10.4.9
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There is no section in the FAQ equivalent to Using R. The R Basics is too
basic. I would say it addresses meta-R questions, such as installing.
I had a FAQ that I would think would
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, the R program itself is really badly in need of an appropos() to
go alongside help(). Perhaps help() can be renamed to hunt() or
huntAndPeck().
help.search(appropos)
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O__ Peter Dalgaard Øster Farimagsgade 5, Entr.B
c/ /'_ ---
There are also R reference cards and other quick- and kick-starting manuals,
mentioned in the documentation.
Ray Kiddy-2 wrote:
There is no section in the FAQ equivalent to Using R. The R Basics is
too
basic. I would say it addresses meta-R questions, such as installing.
I had a FAQ
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Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Rd] section needed in FAQ - Using R (PR#9698)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
By the way, the R program itself is really badly in need of an
appropos() to go alongside help(). Perhaps help() can
be renamed
to hunt() or huntAndPeck
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Subject: Re: [Rd] section needed in FAQ - Using R (PR#9698)
On May 21, 2007, at 5:59 AM, John Fox wrote:
Dear Peter and Ray,
I think that Ray's problem finding apropos is that
apropos has one
p.
Interestingly, help.search(appropos) (as suggested by
Peter) is able
John Fox wrote:
Dear,
My spelling correction was poorly phrased, since there are actually two p's
in apropos, but there aren't two adjacent p's.
I agree that a reference to apropos on the help page for help is a good
idea.
Of course, except that it is unclear that the original post
By the way, the R program itself is really badly in need of an
appropos() to
I don't normally pick on spelling errors and my reply is out of sequence
because I deleted the Peter's message replying on this.
?appropos
will give a not found reply
?apropos
will give some useful information
