help.start               package:base               R Documentation

_H_y_p_e_r_t_e_x_t _D_o_c_u_m_e_n_t_a_t_i_o_n

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Start the hypertext (currently HTML) version of R's online
     documentation.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     help.start(gui = "irrelevant", browser = "netscape", remote = NULL)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     gui: just for compatibility

 browser: the name of the program to be used as hypertext browser.

  remote: A character giving a valid URL for the `$R_HOME' directory on
          a remote location.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     The `browser' needs to work with a `"-remote openURL(..)"' call.
     Then, the hypertext R help interface is opened in any already
     running browser or a new one if necessary.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `help()' for on- and off-line help in ASCII/Editor or PostScript
     format.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     help.start()

