parsePackageName         package:reposTools         R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Given package archive filename 'foo_1.2.3.tar.gz' extract 'foo'.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     parsePackageName(pkg)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

     pkg: Package archive filename

_V_a_l_u_e:

     character giving the package name.

_A_u_t_h_o_r(_s):

     S. Falcon