I have a simple script file called test.R
. It's saved in the working directory. When I go to File > Open > test.R
, it opens the file in the editor (without executing the code, which is what I want).
How do I do this by typing a command in the console window? To be clear, I just want to open (not execute) the file.
The easiest way to do that is from within RStudio. Open a simple text file called an R script file by choosing the New File icon at the top-left, then choose R Script. RStudio can copy R commands from this text file and insert them into the R console as if you were manually entering commands yourself directly into R.
In addition, in Rstudio you can run the entire script by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter without selecting any code. In addition, there is a shortcut to source the current script file ( Ctrl + Shift + s ), which runs the script without echoing each line.
If R has been installed properly, simply entering R on the command line of a terminal should start the program. In Windows, the program is typically specified as the action performed when clicking on an icon. You can also use this method on a *NIX system that has a window manager such as KDE.
You are looking for file.edit
file.edit('test.R')
should open the file in an editor (if you are in RStudio
, this should default to RStudio
)
It appears that if you are using RStudio then another option is to use rstudioapi::navigateToFile("test.R")
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