Questions tagged [rterm]
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R.exe, Rcmd.exe, Rscript.exe and Rterm.exe: what's the difference?
I'm struggling with the different R executables. What is the difference between R.exe (with or without CMD BATCH option), Rcmd.exe, Rscript.exe and Rterm.exe when running command line in a batch file?
And what is the difference between:
R.exe…

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getGraphicsEvent for reading the key board for a noninteractive session
In older versions of R, version 2.9 anyway, I was able to run an R program from batch using rterm.exe and create a graphics window that a user could scroll back and forth and view the graphs. I was able to do that by using some R code like:
kbd <-…

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how to change line length on Rterm.exe
I am using R 2.15.2 on windows XP.
I was used to use Rgui.exe but it was lacking the UNIX standards I like to use like CTRL+R <=>backward research and CTRL+U <=>erase line ...
If I missed something please tell me !
Then I tried Rterm.exe (which…

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VSCode: fixed current working directory for new R terminal in multi-root projects
I have a multi-root project in VSCode. I work with R and have the R LSP Client extension installed. I am on MacOS.
My workspace file looks like this:
{
"folders": [
{
"path": "."
"name": "myproject"
},
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Invoking Rterm without specifying R file
I'm new to R and trying to understand the following code from a bat file. From what I've read, to use Rterm, you need to specify an input file with R extension i.e. xyz.R. However, these codes run just fine even though no R extension is specified.…

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how to set command line parameter in RTerm (to use them with CommandArgs after source'ing a r file)
I'd like to debug RScripts. These scripts uses the commandArgs()-function to get some parameter.
Can i change/set these Parameter in a RTerm*-Session, just before i run "source(filexyz.r)"?
If thats not possible, is there another possibility to…

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How can I set Rgui.exe for backward search
If you use Rterm.exe, a nice feature is that:
CTRL+R : backward search meaning CTRL+R+lib will show last command starting with lib like library(Rcpp)
Rgui.exe seems to lack this feature. Can I add it somehow ??
I use Windows 7, and changing is not…

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Cannot find R for creating R terminal. Change setting r.rterm.linux to R path.?
I have installed the R extension properly even though it is popping up as like this "Cannot find R for creating R terminal. Change setting r.rterm.linux to R path" and I also changed the path of the extension but also there is no proper outcome when…
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Running a R script from rterm and eclipse gives an out of memory error
When I run a R script from eclipse statET, I get an out of memory error. However, I have no problem running the script in a console. Is it because the Eclipse puts a memory limit layer on top of the R process? If so, would other R GUIs have the same…

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