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R CLI README
The README documents an R package for building beautiful and useful command-line interfaces, including alert and formatting examples.
Our interpretation
Useful when you are building…
Use this example to explain R CLI with concrete orientation and setup information for technical users.
Observed in the source
Patterns and sections
Features
The README includes a dedicated features section that helps readers find product context or a practical next step.
Installation
The README includes a dedicated installation section that helps readers find product context or a practical next step.
Short tour
The README includes a dedicated short tour section that helps readers find product context or a practical next step.
Section labels refer to the reviewed public source. Visual design and mobile behavior of the external page were not evaluated.
Adaptation ideas
What to apply to your own product
- Explain the product and intended user near the top of the page.
- Place a working first step before optional advanced details.
- Link each support and documentation route to a useful action.
Tradeoff to consider
A repository README helps people understand and install an open-source project; commercial evaluation still needs a separate explanation of support and pricing.
Starting route
Start with the Features section, then follow the linked installation or documentation route.
Source and version
- R CLI README ↗https://github.com/r-lib/cli/blob/a718b70b4b017dfb761786c8afd5f19b3579c44b/README.md
Reviewed README at commit a718b70b4b017dfb761786c8afd5f19b3579c44b. The linked file is pinned to that revision; the live repository may change.
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