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\name{contrib.url}
\alias{contrib.url}
\title{Find Appropriate Paths in CRAN-like Repositories}
\description{
  \code{contrib.url} adds the appropriate type-specific path within a
  repository to each URL in \code{repos}.
}
\usage{
contrib.url(repos, type = getOption("pkgType"))
}
\arguments{
  \item{repos}{character vector, the base URL(s) of the repositories
    to use.
  }
  \item{type}{character string, indicating which type of packages: see
    \code{\link{install.packages}}.
  }
}
\details{
  If \code{type = "both"} this will use the source repository.
}
\value{
  A character vector of the same length as \code{repos}.
}
\seealso{
  \code{\link{setRepositories}} to set \code{\link{options}("repos")},
  the most common value used for argument \code{repos}.

  \code{\link{available.packages}}, \code{\link{download.packages}},
  \code{\link{install.packages}}.

  The \sQuote{R Installation and Administration} manual for how to
  set up a repository.
}
\keyword{utilities}