\Header{dump}{Text Representations of \R Objects}
\keyword{file}{dump}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
dump(list, fileout="dumpdata")
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Value}
This function takes a list names of \R\ objects and produces
text representations of the objects in the
given file.
At present the implementation of \texttt{dump} is very
incomplete and it really only works for functions and
simple vectors.

The function save is designed to be used for
transporting \R\ data between machines.\end{Value}
\begin{SeeAlso}
\texttt{\Link{dput}}, \texttt{\Link{dget}},
\texttt{\Link{write}}.\end{SeeAlso}
\begin{Examples}
\begin{ExampleCode}
x <- 1; y <- 1:10
dump(ls(patt='^[xyz]'), "xyz.Rdmped")
\end{ExampleCode}
\end{Examples}

