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Finding AIC.drcHetVar in PowerShell

To find a specific file or function in your codebase using PowerShell, you can use several commands. Here are different approaches to find “AIC.drcHetVar” in your repository:

1. Find in File Names

# Find files with AIC.drcHetVar in the name
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*AIC.drcHetVar*" }

2. Find in File Contents

# Search for "AIC.drcHetVar" in all files
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar"

3. Search in R Files Only

# Search only in R files
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File -Include "*.R" | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar"

4. Search with Context

# Search with surrounding lines for context
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File -Include "*.R" | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar" -Context 2,2

5. Find Function Definition

# Look specifically for function definition
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File -Include "*.R" | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar\s*<-\s*function|AIC\.drcHetVar\s*=\s*function"

6. Search in Documentation Files

# Search in Rd files
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File -Include "*.Rd" | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar"

7. Comprehensive Search

# Search across all file types and display detailed results
$results = Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File | Select-String -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar" -List
$results | ForEach-Object {
    Write-Host "`nFile: $($_.Path)" -ForegroundColor Green
    Select-String -Path $_.Path -Pattern "AIC\.drcHetVar" -Context 2,2
}

The results will show you where the AIC.drcHetVar function is defined, where it’s used, and any documentation related to it. This will help you locate the file where you need to add or update the roxygen documentation for this function.