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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Utility for installing add-on packages.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     R CMD INSTALL [options] [-l lib] pkgs

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

    pkgs: A list with the path names of the packages to be installed.

     lib: the path name of the R library tree to install to.

 options: a list of options through which in particular the process for
          building the help files can be controlled.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     To install packages into the default library tree (which is rooted
     at `$R_HOME/library'), do `R CMD INSTALL pkgs'.  To install into
     the library tree `lib' instead of the default one, use `R CMD
     INSTALL -l lib pkgs'.

     Both `lib' and the elements of `pkgs' may be absolute or relative
     path names. `pkgs' can also contain name of package archive files
     of the form `pkg_version.tar.gz' as obtained from CRAN, these are
     then extracted in a temporary directory.

     Some package sources contain a `configure' script that can be
     passed arguments via the option `--configure-args', if necessary. 
     One can also bypass the configure mechanism using the option
     `--no-configure'.

     If `--no-docs' is given, no help files are built.  Options
     `--no-text', `--no-html', and `--no-latex' suppress creating the
     text, HTML, and LaTeX versions, respectively.  The default is to
     build help files in all three versions.

     Use `R CMD INSTALL --help' for more usage information.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `REMOVE', `update.packages' for automatic update of packages using
     the internet; the chapter on ``Creating R packages'' in ``Writing
     R Extensions'' (see the `doc/manual' subdirectory of the R source
     tree).

