rscript
Run a script with the R programming language.
TLDR
Run a script
Run a script in vanilla mode (i.e. a blank session that doesn't save the workspace at the end)
Execute one or more R expressions
Display R version
SYNOPSIS
Rscript [--options] [-e expr] file [args]
DESCRIPTION
A binary front-end to R, for use in scripting applications.
- expr
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An optional expression to be evaluated, used in place of file.
- file
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Input file of R expressions
- args
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Optional further arguments to be processed by commandArgs in the R interpreter.
OPTIONS
--options accepted are
- --help
-
Print usage and exit
- --version
-
Print version and exit
- --verbose
-
Print information on progress
- --default-packages=list
-
Where 'list' is a comma-separated set of package names, or 'NULL'
and also options to R (in addition to --no-echo --no-restore), such as
- --save
-
Do save workspace at the end of the session
- --no-environ
-
Don't read the site and user environment files
- --no-site-file
-
Don't read the site-wide Rprofile
- --no-init-file
-
Don't read the user R profile
- --restore
-
Do restore previously saved objects at startup
- --vanilla
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Combine --no-save, --no-restore, --no-site-file --no-init-file and --no-environ
SEE ALSO
R(1)