Get a List of all the Attached Packages in R Programming - search() Function

Last Updated : 15 Jul, 2025
search() function in R Language is used to get the list of all the attached packages in the R search path.
Syntax: search() Parameters: This function takes no parameters.
Example 1: Python3 1== 
# R program to list the packages
# attached to R search path

# Calling search() function
search()
Output: 
[1] ".GlobalEnv"        "package:stats"     "package:graphics" 
[4] "package:grDevices" "package:utils"     "package:datasets" 
[7] "package:methods"   "Autoloads"         "package:base"
Example 2: Python3 1== 
# R program to list the packages
# attached to R search path

# Attaching datasets to path
attach(airquality)
attach(BOD)

# Calling search() function
search()
Output: 
 [1] ".GlobalEnv"        "BOD"               "airquality"       
 [4] "package:stats"     "package:graphics"  "package:grDevices"
 [7] "package:utils"     "package:datasets"  "package:methods"  
[10] "Autoloads"         "package:base"
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