You do not say, but if you are on Windows see the R for Windows FAQ 2.14 where getwd() is explicitly mentioned. setwd() is on the same man page.
Also the R for Windows File menu has a "Change dir ..." entry. So I think R core has already taken care of this, at least on Windows. -- Bert Gunter Genentech Non-Clinical Statistics South San Francisco, CA "The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific learning process." - George E. P. Box > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Issac Trotts > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [R] Can't there be a cd command? > > R is quite a powerful environment. Here's a small way it > could be even better. > > I wanted to change the working directory, so I tried the obvious thing > > > cd("foo") > Error: couldn't find function "cd" > > Then I looked for `directory' in the FAQ but found nothing. A search > for directory in the introduction also turned up nothing. > > A Google search for "gnu R change directory" brought up a link to the > Windows FAQ, and there was the answer: setwd. Oddly enough, setwd is > not mentioned in the general FAQ, the introduction, or the language > definition. > > Hopefully someone can add a mention of setwd to the general FAQ or the > intro. Even better would be to have a cd() command, since that's what > almost every beginner will try first. > > ______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide! > http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > ______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html
