[R] R CMD Batch on Windows and use of the ampersand

[Richard M. Heiberger]

Hi Erin.

I think the easiest way is to use sh, which is included as part of Rtools.

>From the CMD command line, enter
c:/Rtools/bin/sh -i

You are now running a Unix shell, and all the behaviors you expect are
there, including ";" and "&"

Rich

On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 12:16 PM Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodgess using gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello!  Merry Christmas to those of you celebrating it, and happy
> holidays to those celebrating other holidays.
>
> Here is a question about R CMD BATCH on Windows.  We know that
>
> R CMD BATCH infile outfile &
>
> On Linux or Mac will let you continue interactively from the command line.
> However, it does not work with the interactive component from Windows.  Is
> there a workaround for this, please?
> Thanks,
> Sincerely,
> Erin
> Erin Hodgess, PhD
> mailto: erinm.hodgess using gmail.com
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