[R-gregmisc-users] SF.net SVN: r-gregmisc:[1697] trunk/gtools/man/addLast.Rd

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Revision: 1697
          http://sourceforge.net/p/r-gregmisc/code/1697
Author:   warnes
Date:     2013-07-05 23:47:03 +0000 (Fri, 05 Jul 2013)
Log Message:
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Point out that addLast() modifies the value of .Last in the global environment.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/gtools/man/addLast.Rd

Modified: trunk/gtools/man/addLast.Rd
===================================================================
--- trunk/gtools/man/addLast.Rd	2013-07-05 23:34:38 UTC (rev 1696)
+++ trunk/gtools/man/addLast.Rd	2013-07-05 23:47:03 UTC (rev 1697)
@@ -11,20 +11,22 @@
   \item{fun}{Function to be called.}
 }
 \details{
-  \code{addLast} defines \code{.Last} (if not already present) or redifines it
-  so that the function \code{fun} will be called when R exits.  The
-  latter is accomplished by saving the current definition of \code{.Last} and
-  creating a new \code{.Last} function that calls \code{fun} and then the
-  original \code{.Last} function.
+  \code{addLast} defines the \code{.Last} function in the global
+  environment (if not already present) or redifines it so that the
+  function \code{fun} will be called when R exits.  The latter is
+  accomplished by saving the current definition of \code{.Last} and
+  creating a new \code{.Last} function that calls \code{fun} and then
+  the original \code{.Last} function.
 }
 \value{
   None.
 }
+\note{This function creates/modifies the definition of '.Last' in the
+  global environment.}
 \author{Gregory R. Warnes \email{gr...@wa...}}
 \seealso{ \code{\link[base]{.Last}} }
 \examples{
 
-\dontrun{
 ## Print a couple of cute messages when R exits.
 helloWorld <- function() cat("\nHello World!\n")
 byeWorld <- function() cat("\nGoodbye World!\n")
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
 addLast(byeWorld)
 addLast(helloWorld)
 
+\dontrun{
 q("no")
 
 ## Should yield:
@@ -43,6 +46,7 @@
 ##   Goodbye World!
 ##
 ##   Process R finished at Tue Nov 22 10:28:55 2005
+}
 
 ## Unix-flavour example: send Rplots.ps to printer on exit.
 myLast <- function()
@@ -52,6 +56,7 @@
   cat("bye bye...\n")
 }
 addLast(myLast)
+\dontrun{
 quit("yes")
 
 ## Should yield:

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