Cannot locate .Rprofile file [duplicate]

Question

I want to add some customization to my .Rprofile. However, I cannot seem to find the file.

Many have said it is located in my ~/ folder. I have unhidden all my hidden files and do not seem to find it. Also looked in R.Frameworks.

Not finding anything. I assume that I have one, as R fires up and works fine.

Any other search methods?

My system is Mac OSX 10.8, R 3.0, RStudio

Answer 1

my favorite way would be to open a Terminal window, and type:

touch ~/.Rprofile
open ~/.Rprofile

or

open -a Textedit ~/.Rprofile

this way you save yourself from a) the possibility of overwriting an existing file that you didn't find; b) fiddling with the way the Finder hides/shows system files; c) problems with overzealous text editors/OS that insist on adding file extensions, or don't like system files.

Answer 2

since you are using OS X:

in text edit -

• new file
• put in whatever you'd like to have in your rprofile
• Format > Make Plain Text (or CMD+SHIFT+T )
• Save File ** IMPORTANT: un-select the option to add ".txt"
• Save the file as .Rprofile (it will give you a warning, say yes)