[R] memory management

[Sam Steingold]

> zz <- data.frame(a=c(1,2,3),b=c(4,5,6))
> zz
  a b
1 1 4
2 2 5
3 3 6
> a <- zz$a
> a
[1] 1 2 3
> a[2] <- 100
> a
[1]   1 100   3
> zz
  a b
1 1 4
2 2 5
3 3 6
>

clearly a is a _copy_ of its namesake column in zz.

when was the copy made? when a was modified? at assignment?

is there a way to find out how much memory an object takes?

gc() appears not to reclaim all memory after rm() - anyone can confirm?

thanks!

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