1\name{decode_short_url}
2\alias{decode_short_url}
3\title{
4A function to decode shortened URLs
5}
6\description{
7Will expand a URL that has been processed by a link shortener (e.g. bit.ly). Provided as a convenience
8function to users who may which to perform this operation.
9}
10\usage{
11decode_short_url(url, ...)
12}
13\arguments{
14  \item{url}{A character string, the URL to decode}
15  \item{\dots}{Optional arguments to pass along to RCurl}
16}
17\details{
18Uses the \url{longapi.org} API
19}
20\value{
21A character string containing either the original URL (if not shortened) or the full URL (if shortened)
22}
23\references{
24\url{longapi.org}
25}
26\author{
27Neil Jang
28}
29\examples{
30  \dontrun{
31    decode_short_url("http://bit.ly/23226se656")
32  }
33}
34\keyword{utilities}
35