devtools (version 1.2)

install_url: Install a package from a url

Description

This function is vectorised so you can install multiple packages in a single command.

Usage

install_url(url, name = NULL, subdir = NULL,
    config = list(), ...)

Arguments

url

location of package on internet. The url should point to a zip file, a tar file or a bzipped/gzipped tar file.

name

optional package name, used to provide more informative messages

subdir

subdirectory within url bundle that contains the R package.

config

additional configuration argument (e.g. proxy, authentication) passed on to GET.

...

Other arguments passed on to install.

See Also

Other package installation: install, install_bitbucket, install_git, install_github, install_gitorious, install_version