Next: Help system, Previous: Editor help, Up: General Features 2.4.8 Drag & dropĭrag and drop of a directory on the R.APP icon while R.APP is not This is the equivalent on Unix (or the command line) to launch R from different directories. Rprofile is read and executed by R at startup. The Preferences (or any other method mentioned above) to change the startup directory. Rprofile (containing you personal initialization R commands) in a particular directory and use This feature is useful if you want different startup procedures defined by the. causes R.APP to be started using the current directory as the startup working directory. The same can be achieved on the command line – for example open -a R. If R.APP is not running, this will cause R.APP to be started in the directory corresponding to the folder dragged. Finally it is possible to use a specific directory for a single R session by dragging a folder onto the R.APP icon.

The working directory can be changed using the setwd R command or using the Misc menu item Change working directory.

If not otherwise specified in the Preferences (see Preferences), or if the specified path is no longer available, then the default working directory at startup is the user home. Next: Resizing the R Console, Previous: Copy and Paste, Up: The R Console 2.3.3 The current and startup working directories How can R for macOS be obtained and installed?.Always read this FAQ before asking for help on Is usually a good idea to always look into that section if your issueĭoesn’t fit any of the above or was not answered in one of the specific Questions that don’t fit strictly into any of the categories above – it The last section of this document contains the most frequently asked Mailing list (after subscribing) as well as comments on this FAQ. Requests/questions you would like answers to the

Anything specific to the R language can be This ‘R for macOS FAQ’ is rather incomplete at the moment and requiresĬontributions from users. While R.APP refers to the GUI-based Mac OS application that controls In this document R refers to the core, command-line-based R system Manuals, the latest versions of which can be found at Information on using R on macOS which supplements the main R This document contains a user guide to the R.APP version of R, and Next: R.app, Previous: R for macOS FAQ, Up: R for macOS FAQ 1 Introduction

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