Dear R users, I am sometimes using R from a Terminal (either from Linux but most often on MacOS). When looking at a help file using the question mark (e.g. ?sd) the help file opens in the Terminal itself. If possible, I would like to open the HTML version of the help file in a webpage, but I am completely unaware of how this might be done. If anyone has a suggestion, I would be very grateful. Best, Dmitri [[alternative HTML version deleted]]
> On Jun 7, 2018, at 8:21 AM, Dmitri Popavenko <dmitri.popavenko at gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear R users, > > I am sometimes using R from a Terminal (either from Linux but most often on > MacOS). > When looking at a help file using the question mark (e.g. ?sd) the help > file opens in the Terminal itself. > > If possible, I would like to open the HTML version of the help file in a > webpage, but I am completely unaware of how this might be done.First I looked at: ?help Seeing the help-type parameter included "html" as a potential value, I therefore tried this from a Terminal-launched session on a Mac (although normally I work in the R.app GUI): help(sd, help_type="html") I get the expected sd-help page displayed in my open Chrome browser.> > If anyone has a suggestion, I would be very grateful. > > Best, > Dmitri > > [[alternative HTML version deleted]]R is a plain text mailing list.> > ______________________________________________ > R-help at r-project.org mailing list -- To UNSUBSCRIBE and more, see > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.David Winsemius Alameda, CA, USA 'Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.' -Gehm's Corollary to Clarke's Third Law
Here are two options:> # for one occurrence > help("help", help_type="html")starting httpd help server ... done> > # to set the default for your R session > options(help_type = "html") > ?helpIf you read the help file for help(), you will see all the possibilities. Sarah On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Dmitri Popavenko <dmitri.popavenko at gmail.com> wrote:> Dear R users, > > I am sometimes using R from a Terminal (either from Linux but most often on > MacOS). > When looking at a help file using the question mark (e.g. ?sd) the help > file opens in the Terminal itself. > > If possible, I would like to open the HTML version of the help file in a > webpage, but I am completely unaware of how this might be done. > > If anyone has a suggestion, I would be very grateful. > > Best, > Dmitri-- Sarah Goslee http://www.functionaldiversity.org
Dear Sarah, dear David, Thank you very much indeed, this is exactly what I needed. Best, Dmitri On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 6:39 PM, Sarah Goslee <sarah.goslee at gmail.com> wrote:> Here are two options: > > > # for one occurrence > > help("help", help_type="html") > starting httpd help server ... done > > > > # to set the default for your R session > > options(help_type = "html") > > ?help > > If you read the help file for help(), you will see all the possibilities. > > Sarah > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 11:21 AM, Dmitri Popavenko > <dmitri.popavenko at gmail.com> wrote: > > Dear R users, > > > > I am sometimes using R from a Terminal (either from Linux but most often > on > > MacOS). > > When looking at a help file using the question mark (e.g. ?sd) the help > > file opens in the Terminal itself. > > > > If possible, I would like to open the HTML version of the help file in a > > webpage, but I am completely unaware of how this might be done. > > > > If anyone has a suggestion, I would be very grateful. > > > > Best, > > Dmitri > > -- > Sarah Goslee > http://www.functionaldiversity.org >[[alternative HTML version deleted]]