datacamp / RDocumentation

R package to integrate rdocumentation.org into your R workflow

RDocumentation

Enhance the search/help functionality in R with RDocumentation.org, and discover what R packages are most popular.

Installation

To install the latest stable version from CRAN:

install.packages("RDocumentation")

You can also use devtools to install the latest development version:

devtools::install_github("datacamp/RDocumentation")
library(RDocumentation)

If the package is loaded, it overrides the basic help functions from the utils package:

• help() : for help about specific topic or packages
• help.search() : for help about fuzzy topics or packages
• ?: shortcut for the two help functions, one question mark calls help, two calls help.search.

Features:

• Search through all CRAN, Bioconductor, Github packages and their archives thanks to RDocumentation.

• Browse beautifully formatted and designed help pages.

• Post reviews and help package authors to improve their documentation