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\details{
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\details{
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Multiline records are concatenated to a single line before processing.
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Multiline records are concatenated to a single line before processing.
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Fields that are of zero-width or are wholly beyond the end of the line
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Fields that are of zero-width or are wholly beyond the end of the line
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in \code{file} are replaced by \code{NA}.
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in \code{file} are replaced by \code{NA}.
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Negative-width fields are used to indicate columns to be skipped, e.g.,
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Negative-width fields are used to indicate columns to be skipped, e.g.,
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\code{-5} to skip 5 columns. These fields are not seen by
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\code{-5} to skip 5 columns. These fields are not seen by
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\code{read.table} and so should not be included in a \code{col.names}
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\code{read.table} and so should not be included in a \code{col.names}
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or \code{colClasses} argument (nor in the header line, if present).
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or \code{colClasses} argument (nor in the header line, if present).
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Reducing the \code{buffersize} argument may reduce memory use when
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Reducing the \code{buffersize} argument may reduce memory use when
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reading large files with long lines. Increasing \code{buffersize} may
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reading large files with long lines. Increasing \code{buffersize} may
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result in faster processing when enough memory is available.
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result in faster processing when enough memory is available.
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}
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}
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\author{
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\author{
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