[R] Rcmd BATCH vs. Rterm.exe

[Prof Brian Ripley]

[I've corrected the subject.]

On Fri, 25 Apr 2003, "Unternährer Thomas, uth" wrote:

> What exactly is the difference in call r from a batch between this two ways:
> 
> Rterm.exe ...
> 
> Rcmd BATCH ... (I have to install perl first, I know)
> 
> 
> I haven't found any documentation about the difference (readme, FAQs, ...).
> I use rterm.exe, but is there a benefit in using rcmd?
> 
> Can you explain me that or give me a link?

It depends on the `...' you had in mind.

Rcmd BATCH is

1) compatible with R CMD BATCH under Unix-alikes
2) saves remembering complicated commands.
3) works the same way across R versions (whereas direct use of rterm
does not work the same way in 1.6.2 and 1.7.0).

The references are

a) the rw-FAQ
b) the source code.

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