How to run R program script from console

Question

Hi friends I am new to R programming. I dont know how to run a R programming script from console. I have created a test.R file and saved in d:|rpro folder and changed the directory path. In console i am trying to run the script by the command

? Rscript test.R

but i am getting the error as Error: unexpected symbol in "? Rscript test.R" Please help me

Have a look at this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3506007/running-r-code-from-command-line-windows — windrunn3r.1990, May 16 '17 at 15:24
You should not type `?` in front of your command. `Rscript test.R` does the trick. — Erik Schutte, May 16 '17 at 15:41
> Rscript test.R Error: unexpected symbol in "Rscript test.R" — PAVAN, May 17 '17 at 02:48
If I type the command source("test.R") it is showing the output. — PAVAN, May 17 '17 at 02:50
I am just learning the R programming for beginners and executing the program given. There it is given to use Rscript to run the program. But it was showing the above error. I am using the R in windows-8 — PAVAN, May 17 '17 at 02:52
'Rscript test.R' should be entered at the operating system command prompt, not inside R. — user20637, May 17 '17 at 08:37
Is source("test.R") is the correct way to execute the program — PAVAN, May 18 '17 at 01:12

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 22 '21 at 13:29

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From comments:

Try the following command

source("test.R")

Make sure you set the working directory correctly

answered Oct 22 '21 at 13:29

Dum

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 20 '18 at 21:29

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You can do this by

R CMD BATCH your_script.R your_script.log

your_script.R requires full path to r script and your_script.log will store the logs

answered Jul 20 '18 at 21:29

Harshit Singhal

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This is from the command line, not the 'R console' as the author intended; however it solved my problem. – optimus_prime Jul 28 '23 at 20:30

Anand · Answer 3 · 2018-09-10T01:20:44.557

If you're on a windows box, then you should search for the Rscript.exe to run your .R file from the command prompt. For example here's a file that I created to print the first 10 numbers of a fibonacci series and I have run it on the Windows command prompt

c:\Program Files\R\R-3.5.1\bin>Rscript c:\users\anand_hs\Documents\fib.R
[1] 0
[1] 1
[1] 1
[1] 2
[1] 3
[1] 5
[1] 8
[1] 13
[1] 21
[1] 34

c:\Program Files\R\R-3.5.1\bin>

[edit-September 10, 2018] You can also use the source() function from within the R console to load your .R file (assuming you're trying to access functions from within a script file). Example:

source('C:/Users/anand/andybash/FuncPractice.R')

Hope this helps.

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 27 '23 at 18:19

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If you have an Rscript file in some directory with the appropriate .R designator which R console can "see" the just click the R symbol (second from left) at the top of the console

answered Mar 27 '23 at 18:19

Mike Wood

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The OP required the correct syntax for running a script in the console. While your suggestion may work, it does not answer the OP's specific question. – L Tyrone Mar 27 '23 at 22:00

score -2 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 24 '18 at 20:58

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The commands 'Rscript test.R' should be entered at the operating system command prompt, not inside R console.

answered Jul 24 '18 at 20:58

Liz_Bundy

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c:\Program Files\R\R-3.5.1\bin>