install_vsearch: Install vsearch binary

In MiscMetabar: Miscellaneous Functions for Metabarcoding Analysis

Install vsearch binary

Description

Downloads and installs the vsearch binary from GitHub into the MiscMetabar user data directory. This is especially useful on Windows where vsearch is not available from a system package manager.

After installation, all MiscMetabar functions that use vsearch will find the binary automatically via find_vsearch().

Usage

install_vsearch(
  version = "latest",
  path = tools::R_user_dir("MiscMetabar", "data"),
  force = FALSE
)

Arguments

version	(default: "latest") The vsearch version to install (e.g. "2.30.5"). Use "latest" to fetch the most recent release.
path	(default: tools::R_user_dir("MiscMetabar", "data")) Directory where vsearch will be installed.
force	(default: FALSE) If TRUE, re-download even if vsearch is already installed.

Value

The path to the installed vsearch binary (invisibly).

Author(s)

Adrien Taudière

See Also

find_vsearch(), is_vsearch_installed()

Examples

## Not run: 
install_vsearch()
install_vsearch(version = "2.30.5")

## End(Not run)

MiscMetabar documentation built on June 8, 2026, 5:07 p.m.