R version and build information

available()

Available R Builds

linux_distros()

Return information about Posit's (and some other) R builds for Linux

r_versions()

Query R's past and present versions

resolve()

Resolve an R version specification

rtools_versions()

List Rtools versions

Utility functions

current_r_platform()

Current R platform

Superseded functions

r_oldrel()

Version number of R-oldrel

r_release()

Version number of R-release

r_release_macos()

Latest R release with a macOS installer available for download

r_release_tarball()

Latest release for which a source tarball is available for download

r_release_win()

Latest R release with a Windows installer available for download