Usage of `...` (three-dots or dot-dot-dot) in functions

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Brandon Bertelsen picture Brandon Bertelsen · May 5, 2011 · Viewed 35.7k times · Source

Where can I find documentation on the usage of ... in functions? Examples would be useful.

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John Zwinck picture John Zwinck · May 5, 2011

The word used to describe ... is "ellipsis." Knowing this should make searching for information about the construct easier. For example, the first hit on Google is another question on this site: How to use R's ellipsis feature when writing your own function?

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