R: Attaches or loads packages

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## Attaches or loads packages

### Description

Attaches or loads packages. If a package is not installed, it (and its dependencies) will be installed from one of the (known) repositories.

### Usage

    ## Default S3 method:
    use(pkg="R.utils", version=NULL, how=c("attach", "load"), quietly=TRUE,
      warn.conflicts=!quietly, install=getOption("R.utils.use.install",
      Sys.getenv("R_R_UTILS_USE_INSTALL", "TRUE")), repos=getOption("use/repos",
      c("[[current]]", "[[mainstream]]")), ..., verbose=FALSE)

### Arguments

`pkg` | A `character` `vector` specifying the package(s) to be used.
`version` | (optional) Version constraint(s) on requested package(s).
`how` | A `character` string specifying whether the package should be attached or loaded.
`quietly` | If `TRUE`, minimal or no messages are reported.
`warn.conflicts` | If `TRUE`, warnings on namespace conflicts are reported, otherwise not.
`install` | If `TRUE` and the package is not installed or an too old version is installed, then tries to install a newer version, otherwise not.
`repos` | (optional) A `character` `vector` specifying from which repositories to install the package from, iff a requested package is not already installed.
`...` | Additional named arguments passed to `require`() or `requireNamespace`().
`verbose` | If `TRUE`, verbose output is generated (regardless of `quietly`).

### Value

Returns a `vector` of `package_version`() for each package attached/loaded. If one of the requested packages/package versions is not available and could not be installed, an error is thrown.

### See Also

`library`() and "base::install.packages". To modify the set of known repositories, set option `repos` (see `options`()), which can also be done via `setRepositories`.

### Examples

    ## Not run:
      use("digest")
      use("digest (>= 0.6.3)")
      use("digest (>= 0.6.3)", repos=c("CRAN", "R-Forge"))
      use("(CRAN|R-Forge)::digest (>= 0.6.3)")
      use("BioCsoft::ShortRead")
      use("digest, R.rsp (>= 0.9.17)")

    ## End(Not run)

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