While R is usually thought of as a language designed for numerical computation, it contains a full complement of functions which can manipulate character data. Combined with R's powerful vectorized operations, these functions can perform the same sorts of tasks that scripting languages like perl and python are often used for.
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(2008). Character Manipulation. In: Data Manipulation with R. Use R!. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74731-6_7
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