listing contents of an R data file without loading

Question

I sometimes use print( load( \"myDataFile.RData\" ) ) to list the contents of a data file when I load it. Is there a way to list the contents without loading th

Answer 1

In R v3.0.1 the load() function got a new argument. Loading an RData file with

load("mydata.RData", verbose=TRUE) 

will show you the objects that are loaded. Of course, it still means you have to load the object.