RdUtils {base} | R Documentation |
Utilities for converting files in R documentation (Rd) format to other formats or create indices from them, and for converting documentation in other formats to Rd format.
R CMD Rdconv [options] file R CMD Rdindex [options] files R CMD Rd2dvi [options] files R CMD Rd2txt [options] file R CMD Sd2Rd [options] file
file |
the path to a file to be processed. |
files |
a list of file names specifying the R documentation sources to use, by either giving the paths to the files, or the path to a directory with the sources of a package. |
options |
further options to control the processing, or for obtaining information about usage and version of the utility. |
Rdconv
converts Rd format to other formats. Currently,
plain text, HTML, LaTeX, S version 3 (Sd) format are supported. It
can also extract the examples for run-time testing.
Rd2dvi
and Rd2txt
are user-level programs
for producing DVI/PDF output or pretty text output from Rd sources.
Rdindex
creates an index table from Rd files.
Sd2Rd
converts S version 3 documentation format to Rd
format.
Use
R CMD foo --help
to obtain usage information on utility foo
.
The chapter ``Processing Rd format'' in ``Writing R Extensions'' (see the `doc/manual' subdirectory of the R source tree).