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devtools-package Package development tools for R.

-- A --

add_path Get/set the PATH variable.
add_travis Add useful infrastructure to a package.

-- B --

bash Open bash shell in package directory.
build Build package.
build_github_devtools Build the development version of devtools from GitHub.
build_vignettes Build package vignettes.
build_win Build windows binary package.

-- C --

check Build and check a package, cleaning up automatically on success.
check_built Build and check a package, cleaning up automatically on success.
check_failures Parses R CMD check log file for ERRORs, WARNINGs and NOTEs
check_man Check documentation, as 'R CMD check' does.
clean_dll Remove compiled objects from /src/ directory
clean_source Sources an R file in a clean environment.
clean_vignettes Clean built vignettes.
compiler_flags Default compiler flags used by devtools.
compile_dll Compile a .dll/.so from source.
create Creates a new package, following all devtools package conventions.
create_description Create a default DESCRIPTION file for a package.

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devtools Package development tools for R.
dev_example Run a examples for an in-development function.
dev_help Read the in-development help for a package loaded with devtools.
dev_mode Activate and deactivate development mode.
dev_package_deps Find all dependencies of a CRAN or dev package.
document Use roxygen to document a package.
dr_devtools Diagnose potential devtools issues
dr_github Diagnose potential GitHub issues

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evalq_clean Evaluate code in a clean R session.
eval_clean Evaluate code in a clean R session.

-- G --

get_path Get/set the PATH variable.
github_pull GitHub references
github_release GitHub references

-- H --

has_devel Check if you have a development environment installed.
help Drop-in replacements for help and ? functions

-- I --

infrastructure Add useful infrastructure to a package.
inst Get the installation path of a package
install Install a local development package.
install_bioc Install a package from a Bioconductor repository
install_bitbucket Install a package directly from bitbucket
install_cran Attempts to install a package from CRAN.
install_deps Install package dependencies if needed.
install_dev_deps Install package dependencies if needed.
install_git Install a package from a git repository
install_github Attempts to install a package directly from GitHub.
install_local Install a package from a local file
install_svn Install a package from a SVN repository
install_url Install a package from a url
install_version Install specified version of a CRAN package.

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lint Lint all source files in a package.
load_all Load complete package.
load_code Load R code.
load_data Load data.
load_dll Load a compiled DLL

-- M --

missing_s3 Find missing s3 exports.

-- P --

package_deps Find all dependencies of a CRAN or dev package.
package_file Find file in a package.
path Get/set the PATH variable.

-- R --

RCMD Run R CMD xxx from within R
release Release package to CRAN.
reload Unload and reload package.
revdep Reverse dependency tools.
revdep_check Run R CMD check on all downstream dependencies.
revdep_check_print_problems Run R CMD check on all downstream dependencies.
revdep_check_reset Run R CMD check on all downstream dependencies.
revdep_check_resume Run R CMD check on all downstream dependencies.
revdep_check_save_summary Run R CMD check on all downstream dependencies.
revdep_maintainers Reverse dependency tools.
run_examples Run all examples in a package.

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session_info Print session information
setup Creates a new package, following all devtools package conventions.
set_path Get/set the PATH variable.
shim_help Drop-in replacements for help and ? functions
shim_question Drop-in replacements for help and ? functions
shim_system.file Replacement version of system.file
show_news Show package news
source_gist Run a script on gist
source_url Run a script through some protocols such as http, https, ftp, etc.
spell_check Spell checking
system.file Replacement version of system.file

-- T --

test Execute all 'test_that' tests in a package.

-- U --

uninstall Uninstall a local development package.
unload Unload a package
update.package_deps Find all dependencies of a CRAN or dev package.
update_packages Update packages that are missing or out-of-date.
uses_testthat Execute all 'test_that' tests in a package.
use_appveyor Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_code_of_conduct Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_coverage Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_cran_badge Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_cran_comments Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_data Use data in a package.
use_data_raw Use 'data-raw' to compute package datasets.
use_dev_version Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_git Initialise a git repository.
use_github Connect a local repo with GitHub.
use_gpl3_license Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_mit_license Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_news_md Use NEWS.md
use_package Use specified package.
use_package_doc Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_rcpp Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_readme_md Create README files.
use_readme_rmd Create README files.
use_revdep Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_rstudio Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_test Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_testthat Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_travis Add useful infrastructure to a package.
use_vignette Add useful infrastructure to a package.

-- W --

wd Set working directory.
with_debug Temporarily set debugging compilation flags.

-- misc --

? Drop-in replacements for help and ? functions