RDocumentation: args

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if(!require('base')) {
    install.packages('base')
    library('base')
}

## "regular" (non-primitive) functions "print their arguments"
## (by returning another function with NULL body which you also see):
args(ls)
args(graphics::plot.default)
utils::str(ls) # (just "prints": does not show a NULL)

## You can also pass a string naming a function.
args("scan")
## ...but :: package specification doesn't work in this case.
tryCatch(args("graphics::plot.default"), error = print)

## As explained above, args() gives a function with empty body:
list(is.f = is.function(args(scan)), body = body(args(scan)))

## Primitive functions mostly behave like non-primitive functions.
args(c)
args(`+`)
## primitive functions without well-defined argument list return NULL:
args(`if`)