| maintainer {utils} | R Documentation |
Show Package Maintainer
Description
Show the name and email address of the maintainer of an installed package.
Usage
maintainer(pkg)
Arguments
pkg |
a character string, the name of an installed package. |
Details
Accesses the package description to return the name and email address of the maintainer.
Questions about contributed packages should often be addressed to
the package maintainer; questions about base packages should
usually be addressed to the R-help or R-devel mailing lists. Bug
reports should be submitted using the bug.report
function.
Value
A character string giving the name and email address of the maintainer
of the package, or NA_character_ if no such package is installed.
Author(s)
David Scott d.scott@auckland.ac.nz from code on R-help originally due to Charlie Sharpsteen source@sharpsteen.net; multiple corrections by R-core.
References
https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2010-February/230027.html
See Also
packageDescription, bug.report
Examples
maintainer("MASS")