utils-deprecated            package:utils            R Documentation

_D_e_p_r_e_c_a_t_e_d _F_u_n_c_t_i_o_n_s _i_n _P_a_c_k_a_g_e _u_t_i_l_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     These functions are provided for compatibility with older versions
     of R only, and may be defunct as soon as of the next release.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     CRAN.packages(CRAN = getOption("repos"), method,
                   contriburl = contrib.url(CRAN))

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    CRAN: character, an earlier way to specify a repository.

  method: Download method, see 'download.file'.

contriburl: URL(s) of the contrib section of the repositories. Use this
          argument only if your CRAN mirror is incomplete, e.g.,
          because you burned only the 'contrib' section on a CD. 
          Overrides argument 'repos'. 

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'Deprecated', 'Defunct'