con <- file("yourfile.r", "rb") raw_content <- readBin(con, raw(), file.size("yourfile.r")) obj <- unserialize(raw_content) This works only if the file is a raw serialization stream.
dput(getAnywhere("function_name")) or for entire loaded object: decompile progress .r file
load("yourfile.r") # loads object(s) into environment # or data <- readRDS("yourfile.r") Then inspect structure: con <- file("yourfile