available {BiocManager}R Documentation

Discover packages available for installation.

Description

Discover packages available for installation.

Usage

available(pattern = "", include_installed = TRUE)

Arguments

pattern

character(1) pattern to filter (via grep(pattern=...)) available packages; the filter is not case sensitive.

include_installed

logical(1) When TRUE, include installed packages in list of available packages; when FALSE, exclude installed packages.

Value

character() vector of package names available for installation.

Examples

avail <- BiocManager::available()
length(avail)

BiocManager::available("bs.*hsapiens")


[Package BiocManager version 1.30.4 Index]