>Hi Tim,
>
>How can we find a complete information about what libraries are
>available and what routines are there within each library? Thanks!
Here are a few comments on
* what libraries are available
* how to find out what is in each library
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Some libraries ship with S-PLUS. You can get a list
of those, and one-line descriptions, by doing
library()
from S-PLUS.
Other libraries are available at
csan.insightful.com,
www.insightful.com/downloads/libraries
lib.stat.cmu.edu/S
web sites of individuals, ...
If you are working on a system where someone else may have installed
libraries, you can see what libraries are installed by looking in the
library folder, e.g.
c:/Program Files/Insightful/splus70/library (Windows)
ls `Splus SHOME`/library (Linux & Unix)
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Some ways to find out about a library
# if the library is installed, using "missing" as an example
library(missing, help=T) # overview of the library
library(missing)
objects(where = "missing") # list of routines and datasets in the library
Manual, e.g.
library/missing/missing.pdf
Help files; on Windows, for a library that is not
loaded by default when you start S+, these should be in a .chm document,
e.g.
library/missing/missing.chm
In addition to help for individual functions, this may have pages
that give an overview of the library, help on the GUI for a library
if it has one, etc.
Libraries may have other documentation; e.g. the resample library
has a "doc" folder
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Hope this helps.
Tim Hesterberg
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