install.notepadpp: Downloads and installs Notepad++ for windows

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Downloads and installs Notepad++ for windows

Description

Allows the user to downloads and install the latest version of Notepad++ for Windows.

Usage

install.notepadpp(
  page_with_download_url = "https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/",
  ...
)

Arguments

page_with_download_url	the URL of the Notepad++ download page.
...	extra parameters to pass to install.URL

Details

Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

Value

invisible TRUE/FALSE - was the installation successful or not.

References

homepage: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ download page: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/

Examples

## Not run: 
install.notepadpp() # installs the latest version of Notepad++

## End(Not run)

installr documentation built on Nov. 13, 2022, 1:06 a.m.