[R] free memory in large list?

[Jeff Newmiller]

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Michael <comtech.usa at gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Lets say I have a huge list which is indexed in the following format:
>
>mylist[[i]][[j]][[k]]
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>where the size is 100 x 100 x 100000
>
>If I want to set
>
>mylist[[2]][[3]]=NULL
>
>How do I free the memory used by that sub-list?
>
>Thanks a lot!
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