You can "cheat" by using the shell to write a small text file full of
commands, then "source" that file by using R CMD BATCH yourtempfile.R . You
can also write small text files with variables defined and values assigned,
and pull them in from your script.

On 11/7/05, Mike Miller <mbmiller@taxa.epi.umn.edu> wrote:
>
> I'm new to the list. I've used R and S-PLUS a bit for about 15 years but
> am now working to make R my main program for all numerical and statistical
> computing. I also use Octave for this kind of work and I recommend it (it
> is also under the GPL). Here's my question: In Octave I can write shell
> scripts in the Linux/UNIX environment that begin with a line like this...
>
> #!/usr/local/bin/octave -q
>
> ...and the remaining lines are octave commands. Is it possible to do this
> sort of thing in R using something like this?:
>
> #!/usr/lib/R/bin/R.bin
>
> Well, that isn't quite it because I tried it and it didn't work!
>
> Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Mike
>
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> Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
> and Institute of Human Genetics
> University of Minnesota
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