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[jira] [Created] (ARROW-17072) [R] Rename *_feather functions

SHIMA Tatsuya created ARROW-17072:
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             Summary: [R] Rename *_feather functions
                 Key: ARROW-17072
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARROW-17072
             Project: Apache Arrow
          Issue Type: Improvement
          Components: R
    Affects Versions: 8.0.0
            Reporter: SHIMA Tatsuya


As noted in the following document, the recommended extension for IPC files is now `.arrow`.

> We recommend the “.arrow” extension for files created with this format.
https://arrow.apache.org/docs/format/Columnar.html#ipc-file-format

However, the R library cannot read IPC files without using the `read_feather` function after ARROW-16268.
I think users will be confused if you keep using this function name because the word `feather' is not associated with `.arrow` for beginners.

For example, could we deprecate function `read_feather` and recommend another function like `read_ipc_file`, which has the same functionality?

Note: This ticket was created as a result of a conversation with [~kou] on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/ktou/status/1547373388687376386



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