| base-deprecated {base} | R Documentation | 
These functions are provided for compatibility with older versions of R only, and may be defunct as soon as the next release.
format.char(x, width = NULL, flag = "-")
x | 
a character vector. | 
width, flag | 
see formatC. | 
write.table0 is an R-level version of write.table
provided for temporary back-compatibility.
format.char was an auxiliary function for formatC
whose functionality (and more) is provided by format.default.
The original help page for these functions is often
available at help("oldName-deprecated") (note the quotes).
Functions in packages other than the base package are listed in
help("pkg-deprecated").