[R] Can't there be a cd command?

[Peter Dalgaard]

"Issac Trotts" <issac.trotts at gmail.com> writes:

> I'm on Linux, so it didn't occur to me to look in the Windows FAQ
> until it came up in the Google search.  Why should Windows users be
> the only ones who learn how to change directories?

Well, on Linux et al., the normal mode of operation is to start R from
the commmand line in the directory where you want to be. On Windows
you start from a desktop icon or a menu entry, which implies that
you're always in the same directory, and usually the wrong one.

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