tryCMD {systemPipeR} | R Documentation

## Collect information about the third-party software

### Description

Function to check if third-party software or utility is installed and set in the PATH.

### Usage

    tryCMD(command, silent = FALSE)

### Arguments

`command` | a character vector containing the command line name to be tested.
`silent` | If set to `TRUE`, all messages returned by the function will be suppressed.

### Value

It will return a positive message if the software is set on the PATH or an error message if the software is not set it.

### Note

Please note that not necessary the software is not installed if the message indicates an error, but it has not been exported on the current PATH.

### Author(s)

Danela Cassol

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    tryCMD(command="R")
    tryCMD(command="blastp")
    tryCMD(command="hisat2")

    ## End(Not run)

[Package systemPipeR version 2.0.8 Index]