scan: modified version of scan for relax
In relax: relax -- R Editor for Literate Analysis and lateX

Description Usage Arguments Details Value See Also Examples

reads data into a vector or a list from console or file

scan(file = "", what = double(), nmax = -1L, n = -1L, sep = "", 
quote = if (identical(sep, "\n")) "" else "'\"", dec = ".", skip = 0L,
nlines = 0L, na.strings = "NA", flush = FALSE, fill = FALSE, 
strip.white = FALSE, quiet = FALSE, blank.lines.skip = TRUE, 
multi.line = TRUE, comment.char = "", allowEscapes = FALSE, fileEncoding = "", 
encoding = "unknown", text = NA)

`file`	file name
`what`	type of data
`nmax`	max number of data
`n`	max number of data
`sep`	separator
`quote`	set of quoting strings
`dec`	decimal point character
`skip`	lines of input file to be skipped
`nlines`	max number of lines
`na.strings`	coding of NA entries
`flush`	for ignoring comments
`fill`	for adding empty fields
`strip.white`	for ignoring leading or trailing blanks
`quiet`	if FALSE number of items will be printed
`blank.lines.skip`	ignore empty lines
`multi.line`	if FALSE: record must be in lines
`comment.char`	character used as comment char
`allowEscapes`	how to handle escape sequences
`fileEncoding`	file encoding
`encoding`	encoding assumed for the input
`text`	concerning text connections