From ligges@statistik.uni-dortmund.de  Sat Oct 26 14:20:34 2002
From: ligges@statistik.uni-dortmund.de (ligges@statistik.uni-dortmund.de)
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2002 15:20:34 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject: ls() without variables, which begins with a point (PR#2216)
Message-ID: <200210261320.PAA16492@pubhealth.ku.dk>

frank.kroll@uni-bielefeld.de wrote:
> 
> Full_Name: Frank Kroll
> Version: 1.6.0
> OS: Windows
> Submission from: (NULL) (217.2.248.125)
> 
> The function ls() doesnt show variables, which begins with a point, i.e. .test
> 
> > .test<-c(1,2,3)
> > .test
> [1] 1 2 3
> > ls()
> character(0)

Why do you call this documented feature a bug?

Citing ?ls:
"all.names: a logical value. If TRUE, all object names are returned. If
FALSE, names which begin with a ``.'' are omitted."

Uwe Ligges

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ls() without variables, which begins with a point (PR#2216)
ligges@statistik.uni-dortmund.de