detach {base}R Documentation

Detach Objects from the Search Path

Description

Detach a database, i.e., remove it from the search() patch of available R objects. Usually, this either a data.frame which has been attached or a package which was required previously.

Usage

detach(name, pos = 2)

Arguments

name The object to detach. Defaults to search()[pos].
pos Index position in search() of database to detach. When name is numeric, pos = name is used.

Value

The attached database is returned invisibly, either as data.frame or as list.

See Also

attach, library, search, objects.

Examples

require(eda)#package
detach(package:eda)
library(mva)
detach(2)# `pos' used for `name'

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