This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.rstudio.com/blog/roxygen2-6-0-0
roxygen2 6.0.0 is now available on CRAN. roxygen2 helps you document your packages by turning specially formatted inline comments into R’s standard Rd format. It automates everything that can be automated, and provides helpers for sharing documentation between topics. Learn more at R Packages (2e) - 16 Function documentation. Install the latest version with:
install.packages("roxygen2") There are two headline features in this version of roxygen2:
Markdown support.
Improved documentation inheritance.
These are described in detail below.