packageinfo.R

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# Get list of packages along with a short description
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package.info <- as.data.frame(installed.packages())
package.info <- package.info[,c("Package", "Version")]
library.info <- as.data.frame(library()[2])
package.names <- library.info[,1]
row.names(library.info) <- package.names
package.info["Description"] = library.info[row.names(package.info),3]