[R] how to avoid newlines & tabs in file opening?

[Jeff Newmiller]

How about, "don't avoid them, use them"?

dta <- read.table( " http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n4577757/rabata.txt rabata.txt", as.is=TRUE, skip=4, sep="\t" )

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sagarnikam123 <sagarnikam123 at gmail.com> wrote:

>i have uploaded file,but when i am opening it in R,using
>
>> u<-file(file.choose(),"r")
>>k<-readLines(u)
>>k
>> k[1:120]
>
>is has all /t (tabs)& newlines, how to avoid it,
>can i take first 3 columns only in table form (lines starts with # not
>important for me)
>
>uploaded file:-
>http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/file/n4577757/rabata.txt rabata.txt 
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