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#  File src/library/base/R/dump.R
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dump <- function (list, file = "dumpdata.R", append = FALSE,
          control = "all", envir = parent.frame(),
          evaluate = TRUE)
{
    if(is.character(file)) {
    ## avoid opening a file if there is nothing to dump
    ex <- sapply(list, exists, envir=envir)
    if(!any(ex)) return(invisible(character()))
    if(nzchar(file)) {
        file <- file(file, ifelse(append, "a", "w"))
        on.exit(close(file), add = TRUE)
    } else file <- stdout()
    }
    opts <- .deparseOpts(control)
    .Internal(dump(list, file, envir, opts, evaluate))
}