[R] writing R shell scripts?

[Duncan Temple Lang]

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This has been done and I said I would integrate it into R.
It is on my list of things to do relatively soon. I have never
been entirely happy with the way arguments are handled and that is what
has put things on hold. And now that the R startup is a lot quicker,
this is more worthwhile.

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
> 

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