BATCH {base}R Documentation

Batch Execution of R

Description

Run R non-interactively with input from infile and place output (stdout/stderr) to another file.

Usage

R BATCH [options] infile [outfile]

Arguments

infile the name of a file with R code to be executed.
options a list of R command line options, e.g., for setting the amount of memory available and controlling the load/save process. If infile starts with a `-', use -- as the final option.
outfile the name of a file to which to write output. If not given, the name used is the one of infile, with a possible `.R' extension stripped, and `.Rout' appended.

Details

By default, the input commands are printed along with the output. To suppress this behavior, add options(echo = FALSE) at the beginning of infile.

Note

Unlike Splus BATCH, this does not run the R process in the background. In most shells R BATCH [options] infile [outfile] \& will do so.


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