I try to read a file whose columns contain numbers alternating between round (4) and decimal-point (4,2). As a result, some columns with such data get misinterpreted as chr. The file uses locale in ...

I tried to read a .txt.gz file with fread using the new feature for reading .gz files (#717), but I got a warning and a 0 row table. But when I manually change the extension from .txt.gz to .csv.gz I ...

Not just a speedy way to import data into R, fread has useful options for importing subsets of data, setting data types for columns, running system commands, and more Like all functions in the ...