How to permanently "source" an R script

Question

I am using an R script that someone sent me. This is not a big package but just one function. To use it, I source the file.

However,whenever I restart R, I must type in source("directory") again to use the function.

Is there any way I can avoid this and set that function permanently?

Another clean way would be to build a package. – Roman Luštrik Jul 14 '11 at 10:18 — Roman Luštrik, Jul 14 '11 at 10:18

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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I think that you just want to add source("directory") to your .Rprofile so that the function gets loaded at startup.

See this SO question for some handy things you can do with .Rprofile.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Jul 13 '11 at 23:28

kmm

How do you do this for Linux? – Concerned_Citizen Jul 14 '11 at 01:46
Create a text file called .Rprofile with your commands and save it in your home directory (~). – kmm Jul 14 '11 at 02:02

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