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parseDebian.System

Parses a string, file or connection for Debian formatted parameters

Description

Parses a text, file or a connection for Debian formatted parameters. A file in Debian format contains rows with parameters of the form KEY=VALUE. It is allowed to have duplicated keys.

Usage

## Static method (use this):
## System$parseDebian(text=NULL, file=NULL, keys=NULL, ...)

## Don't use the below:
## S3 method for class 'System'
parseDebian(this, text=NULL, file=NULL, keys=NULL, ...)

Arguments

`text`	The text to be parsed. Default value is `NULL`.
`file`	Name file, a `File` object or connection to be parsed. Default value is `NULL`.
`keys`	The keys (names of the parameters) to be retrieved. If `NULL` all fields are returned. Default value is `NULL`.

Either, text or file must be given.

Value

Returns a named list of parameter values.

Author(s)

Henrik Bengtsson

Examples

file <- file.path(Package("R.utils")$path, "DESCRIPTION")
 l <- System$parseDebian(file=file)
 print(l)

R.utils

Various Programming Utilities

v2.10.1

LGPL (>= 2.1)

Authors

Henrik Bengtsson [aut, cre, cph]

Initial release