[R] Giving parameters from shell

[Paul Hiemstra]

cihan inan wrote:
> Hi I want to give parameters for my function from the shell. I mean
>
> I defined a function like these:
>
> work1.R :
>
> myfunc <- function(x,y) {
>
> z = x + y
> z
> }
>
> and now I want to use shell to give parameters like " ./work1.R (3,5) " to
> get sum 8.
>
> so what should I do?
>
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Hi,

Add the following shebang line at the top of your script:

#! /path/to/Rscript

The following lines will get you the parameters passed on by the user:

args = commandArgs(TRUE)

cheers,
Paul

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