R help - Jan 2008 - Listing the data contents of a package

Hi R users,

Simply question: On the command line, how do I list the datasets contained
within a package, e.g. MASS?

I scanned the mailing list history but was unable to find the answer.

Thanks in advance.
Gregory


       
 
              
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data(package="MASS")


On 14/01/2008, Gregory Gentlemen <gregory_gentlemen at yahoo.ca>
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> Hi R users,
>
> Simply question: On the command line, how do I list the datasets contained
within a package, e.g. MASS?
>
> I scanned the mailing list history but was unable to find the answer.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Gregory
>
>
>
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> Subject: [R] Listing the data contents of a package
> 
> Hi R users,
> 
> Simply question: On the command line, how do I list the 
> datasets contained within a package, e.g. MASS?
> 
> I scanned the mailing list history but was unable to find the answer.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Gregory
> 
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> ______________________________________________
> R-help at r-project.org mailing list
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> PLEASE do read the posting guide 
> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
>

Dear Gregory,

data(package="MASS") will do what you want.

Regards,
 John

On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:17:54 -0500 (EST)
 Gregory Gentlemen <gregory_gentlemen at yahoo.ca>
wrote:
> Hi R users,
> 
> Simply question: On the command line, how do I list the datasets
> contained within a package, e.g. MASS?
> 
> I scanned the mailing list history but was unable to find the answer.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> Gregory
> 
>