How to provide expression to R from command-line but stop R from immediately exiting?

Question

I know how to start R from the command-line and execute an expression (e.g., R -e 'print("hello")') or take input from a file (e.g., R -f filename.r). However, in both cases, R runs the expression or commands in the file and then exits.

• How can I change the above so that R doesn't exit after running the commands in the file or running the expression?

Answer 1

Put your script in a file called .Rprofile in the current directory. Then start R normally.