inst_pkg: Install R Packages from Multiple Sources
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inst_pkg

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Install R Packages from Multiple Sources

Description

Install R packages from CRAN, GitHub, Bioconductor, or local source. Automatically respects mirror settings from set_mirror().

Usage

inst_pkg(
  pkg = NULL,
  source = c("CRAN", "GitHub", "Bioconductor", "Local"),
  path = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

`pkg`	Character vector. Package name(s) or GitHub repo (e.g., "user/repo"). Not required for `source = "local"`.
`source`	Character. Package source: "CRAN", "GitHub", "Bioconductor", "Local". Case-insensitive, first match used.
`path`	Character. Path to local package file (required when `source = "local"`).
`...`	Additional arguments passed to `install.packages`, `install_github`, or `install`.

Value

NULL (invisibly). Side effect: installs packages.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Install from CRAN:
inst_pkg("dplyr", source = "CRAN")

# Install from GitHub:
inst_pkg("hadley/emo", source = "GitHub")

# Install from Bioconductor:
inst_pkg("scRNAseq", source = "Bioconductor")

# Install from local file:
inst_pkg(source = "Local", path = "mypackage.tar.gz")

## End(Not run)

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