rscript

Run a script with the R programming language.

Run a script

$ Rscript [path/to/file.R]

Run a script in vanilla mode (i.e. a blank session that doesn't save the workspace at the end)

$ Rscript --vanilla [path/to/file.R]

Execute one or more R expressions

$ Rscript -e [expression1] -e [expression2]

Display R version

$ Rscript --version

Rscript [--options] [-e expr] file [args]

A binary front-end to R, for use in scripting applications.

expr: An optional expression to be evaluated, used in place of file.
file: Input file of R expressions
args: Optional further arguments to be processed by commandArgs in the R interpreter.

--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: Combine --no-save, --no-restore, --no-site-file --no-init-file and --no-environ