[R] open script file from command line

[Rolf Turner]

On 5/02/2010, at 1:53 PM, Wade Wall wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Is there a function to open a script file from the command line?  I have
> several students who are Mac users and when they open up a script file it
> does not send commands to the console, and unfortunately I don't know how to
> solve this problem since I am not a Mac user.
> 
> I have looked over the FAQ for Mac users, but didn't see a reference to the
> problem.
> 
> I think they are both using OS X.
> 
> Thanks for any help.


It's not clear to me what you are actually asking, since you (like 99.999%
of people in the world, unfortunately) use the utterly stupid terminology
``open'', that the utterly stupid point-and-click interfaces to which everyone
except me seems to be addicted, foists upon us.  The word ``open'' is ambiguous.

The script file contains code (R code).  ``Opening'' the file could mean
*editing* that code (with some text editor).  But since you talk about
``sending the commands to the console'' I suspect that by ``opening'' you
mean persuading R to execute the commands contained in the script.

In which case see ?source.

One can also ``send commands to the console'' via copy-and-paste.

	cheers,

		Rolf Turner
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