source.https {installr} | R Documentation |
Read R Code from a File in an https URL
Description
source.https causes R to accept its input from a File in an https URL. Input is read and parsed from that file until the end of the file is reached, then the parsed expressions are evaluated sequentially in the chosen environment.
Usage
source.https(URL, ..., remove_r_file = T)
Arguments
URL |
the URL of the .r file to download and source. |
... |
parameters to pass to source |
remove_r_file |
if to remove the .r file after it was sourced. |
Details
"The easiest way to use Git on Windows." (at least so they say...)
Value
Nothing.
References
Other solutions to the source.https problem:
Using RCurl
devtools::source_url
A relevant (OLD) discussion: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7715723/sourcing-r-script-over-https
See Also
Examples
## Not run:
source.https("https://raw.github.com/talgalili/installr/master/R/install.r")
## End(Not run)
[Package installr version 0.23.4 Index]