On 8/29/07, D. R. Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The subject says it all really: I've tried hitting control-C (multiple > > times), but that doesn't seem to be a reliable way to interrupt a long > > calculation. What is the right way to interrupt a calculation that has > > been proceeding for several minutes and shows no sign of finishing > > soon? > > > > I forgot to mention that this is on an amd64 system running dapper (in > case that makes any difference).
Assuming that you are using Linux, try the command killall R The instance of R running will be immediately killed and then you can start R again. Paul ______________________________________________ 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 and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.