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pacman

The pacman package is an R package management tool that combines the functionality of base library related functions into intuitively named functions. This package is ideally added to .Rprofile to increase workflow by reducing time recalling obscurely named functions, reducing code and integrating functionality of base functions to simultaneously perform multiple actions.

Function names in the pacman package follow the format of p_xxx where 'xxx' is the task the function performs. For instance the p_load function allows the user to load one or more packages as a more generic substitute for the library or require functions and if the package isn't available locally it will install it for you.

Installation

The user can install from CRAN via:

install.packages("pacman")

You can also download the dev version via zip ball or tar ball, decompress and run R CMD INSTALL on it, or use the devtools package to install the development version:

## Make sure your current packages are up to date
update.packages()
## devtools is required
library(devtools)
install_github("trinker/pacman")

Note: Windows users need Rtools and devtools to install this way.

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Installing, Loading, Unloading, Updating, & Deleting Packages with pacman

Quick Reference Table

pacman FunctionBase EquivalentDescription
p_loadinstall.packages + libraryLoad and Install Packages
p_installinstall.packagesInstall Packages from CRAN
p_load_ghNONELoad and Install GitHub Packages
p_install_ghNONEInstall Packages from GitHub
p_install_versioninstall.packages & packageVersionInstall Minimum Version of Packages
p_tempNONEInstall a Package Temporarily
p_unloaddetachUnload Packages from the Search Path
p_updateupdate.packagesUpdate Out-of-Date Packages

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install.packages('pacman')

Monthly Downloads

266,644

Version

0.5.1

License

GPL-2

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Last Published

March 11th, 2019

Functions in pacman (0.5.1)

p_temp

Install a Package Temporarily
p_path

Path to Library of Add-On Packages
p_search_any

Search CRAN Packages by Maintainer, Author, Version or Package
p_news

Package/R News
p_old

Compare Installed Packages with CRAN-like Repositories
p_detectOS

Detects Operating System
p_exists

Checks if Package is On CRAN/In Local Library
p_load_current_gh

Force Install and Load One or More GitHub Packages
p_information

Package Information
p_install

Installs & Loads Packages
p_interactive

Interactive Package Exploration
p_unload

Unloads package(s)
p_base

Base Install Packages
p_author

Package Author
p_install_gh

Installs & Loads GitHub Packages
p_opendir

Attempts to open a directory in a file browser
p_loaded

Check for Loaded Packages
p_help

Package Help Manual
print.p_version_diff

Prints a p_version_diff Object
p_install_version

Install Minimal Package Version
print.search_any

Prints a search_any Object
print.wide_table

Prints a wide_table Object
p_library

Display Library Packages
p_install_version_gh

Install Minimal GitHub Package Version
p_depends

Package Dependencies
p_unlock

Delete 00LOCK Directory
p_delete

Permanently Remove Package Removal(s) From Library
p_isinstalled

Checks if Package is Installed
p_boot

Script Header: Ensure pacman is Installed
p_extract

Convert String With Commas Into Elements
p_load

Load One or More Packages
p_cran

CRAN Packages
p_functions

Package Functions
p_version

Package Version
p_data

Package Data Sets
p_citation

Package Citation
p_set_cranrepo

Check if Repo is Set
p_vignette

View Package Vignette(s)
p_search_library

Partial Matching Package Search
p_load_gh

Load One or More GitHub Packages
p_update

Update Out-of-Date Packages