system.file               package:base               R Documentation

_F_i_n_d _N_a_m_e_s _o_f _R _S_y_s_t_e_m _F_i_l_e_s

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Finds the full file names of files in packages etc.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     system.file(..., pkg = .packages(), lib = .lib.loc)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     ...: character strings, specifying subdirectory and file(s) within
          some package. The default, none or `""', returns the root of
          package(s). Wildcards are not supported.

     pkg: a character vector with package names.

     lib: a character vector with path names of R package libraries,
          see `.lib.loc' for the default.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     A character vector of positive length, containing the file names
     that matched `...', or the empty string, `""', if none matched. 
     If matching the root of a package, there is no trailing separator.

     As a special case, `system.file()' gives the root of the `base'
     package only.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `list.files'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     system.file()              # The root of the `base' package
     system.file(pkg = "lqs")   # The root of package `lqs'
     system.file("INDEX")
     system.file("help", "AnIndex", pkg = c("stepfun", "mva"))

