RDocumentation

Enhance the search/help functionality in R with RDocumentation.org, and discover what R packages are most popular.

Installation

To install the latest stable version from CRAN:

install.packages("RDocumentation")

You can also use devtools to install the latest development version:

devtools::install_github("datacamp/RDocumentation")
library(RDocumentation)

If the package is loaded, it overrides the basic help functions from the utils package:

help() : for help about specific topic or packages
help.search() : for help about fuzzy topics or packages
?: shortcut for the two help functions, one question mark calls help, two calls help.search.

Search through all CRAN, Bioconductor, Github packages and their archives thanks to RDocumentation.
Browse beautifully formatted and designed help pages.
Post reviews and help package authors to improve their documentation