if you have a vector like as follows; r=c(1,2,3,4,5) then use r2=r[1:length(r)-1] -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Deleting-the-last-value-of-a-vector-tp3456363p3456388.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.