readRDS.gz: Read RDS w/ pigz support

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Read RDS w/ pigz support

Description

This function uses pigz to read RDS files. pigz is a fully functional replacement for gzip that exploits multiple processors and multiple cores to the hilt when compressing data.

Usage

readRDS.gz(file, threads = (parallel::detectCores()) - 1)

Arguments

file	A location to read from.
threads	Number of threads to use. Defaults to parallel::detectCores()-1.

Details

pigz needs to be installed for this function to work.

Value

The object at file.

Examples

## Not run: 
temp <- readRDS.gz('temp.RDS')

## End(Not run)

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