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# Articles

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### Using the package

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-   [Reading and writing data
    files](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/read_write.md):

    Learn how to read and write CSV, Parquet, and Feather files with
    arrow

-   [Data analysis with dplyr
    syntax](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/data_wrangling.md):

    Learn how to use the dplyr backend supplied by arrow

-   [Working with multi-file data
    sets](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/dataset.md):

    Learn how to use Datasets to read, write, and analyze multi-file
    larger-than-memory data

-   [Integrating Arrow, Python, and
    R](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/python.md):

    Learn how to use arrow and reticulate to efficiently transfer data
    between R and Python without making unnecessary copies

-   [Using cloud storage (S3,
    GCS)](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/fs.md):

    Learn how to work with data sets stored in an Amazon S3 bucket or on
    Google Cloud Storage

-   [Connecting to a Flight
    server](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/flight.md):

    Learn how to efficiently stream Apache Arrow data objects across a
    network using Arrow Flight

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### Arrow concepts

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-   [Data
    objects](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/data_objects.md):

    Learn about Scalar, Array, Table, and Dataset objects in arrow
    (among others), how they relate to each other, as well as their
    relationships to familiar R objects like data frames and vectors

-   [Data
    types](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/data_types.md):

    Learn about fundamental data types in Apache Arrow and how those
    types are mapped onto corresponding data types in R

-   [Metadata](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/metadata.md):

    Learn how Arrow uses Schemas to document structure of data objects,
    and how R metadata are supported in Arrow

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### Installation

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-   [Installing on
    Linux](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/install.md):

    Installing arrow on linux usually just works, but occasionally poses
    problems. Learn how to handle installation problems if and when they
    arise

-   [Installing development
    versions](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/install_nightly.md):

    Learn how to install nightly builds of arrow

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### Developer guides

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-   [Introduction for
    developers](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developing.md):

    Learn how to contribute to the arrow package

-   [Configuring a developer
    environment](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/setup.md):

    Learn how to configure your environment to allow you to contribute
    to the arrow package

-   [Developer
    workflows](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/workflow.md):

    Learn about the workflows and conventions followed by arrow
    developers

-   [Debugging
    strategies](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/debugging.md):

    Tools and strategies to help arrow developers with debugging

-   [Using docker
    containers](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/docker.md):

    A guide for arrow developers wanting to use docker

-   [Installation
    details](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/install_details.md):

    A low-level description of arrow installation intended for
    developers

-   [Internal structure of Arrow
    objects](https://arrow.apache.org/docs/r/articles/developers/data_object_layout.md):

    Learn about the internal structure of Arrow data objects.

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