R: Get a field from a DESCRIPTION file

desc_get {desc} | R Documentation

## Get a field from a DESCRIPTION file

### Description

Get a field from a DESCRIPTION file

### Usage

    desc_get(keys, file = ".")

### Arguments

`keys` | Character vector of fields to get.
`file` | DESCRIPTION file to use. By default the DESCRIPTION file of the current package (i.e. the package the working directory is part of) is used.

### Value

Character vector, values of the specified keys. Non-existing keys return `NA`.

### See Also

Other simple queries: `desc_del`, `desc_fields`, `desc_get_or_fail`, `desc_has_fields`, `desc_set`

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