Use the all powerful "here document" feature of bash: R --vanilla << "EOF" # Pipe all subsequent lines into R. ####### Here's my R code
require(tcltk) tkmessageBox(message="It works") ###### the end EOF Mike Miller wrote: > I'm new to the list. I've used R and S-PLUS a bit for about 15 years but > am now working to make R my main program for all numerical and statistical > computing. I also use Octave for this kind of work and I recommend it (it > is also under the GPL). Here's my question: In Octave I can write shell > scripts in the Linux/UNIX environment that begin with a line like this... > > #!/usr/local/bin/octave -q > > ...and the remaining lines are octave commands. Is it possible to do this > sort of thing in R using something like this?: > > #!/usr/lib/R/bin/R.bin > > Well, that isn't quite it because I tried it and it didn't work! > > Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > Mike > ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
