Error saying Error in file out wt cannot open the connection when execute help command in r

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I'm a beginner in R and i'm trying to install a package. i get the following when I execute the help command

help(install.packages)

Error in file(out, "wt") : cannot open the connection
Nov 21, 2018 in Data Analytics by Ali
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Hey @Ali, change working dir, exit r and reopen it.

Hope this helps:)
answered Nov 21, 2018 by Maverick
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selected Dec 30, 2019 by Kalgi
Yes it helps
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