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Naran
Naran

Reputation: 111

open (not run) and edit a R script from Rstudio console

Is it possible to open (not run using source) a R script for editing from the console of R studio or R command line

Upvotes: 11

Views: 7704

Answers (3)

Chirayu Chamoli
Chirayu Chamoli

Reputation: 2076

This is a nice command to edit an r script:

file.edit('foo.R')

Upvotes: 13

Huub Hoofs
Huub Hoofs

Reputation: 351

You could just read it like a text file and do anything you want with it. This can be done using the following syntax

SourceF <- file("Source.R", open = "r")
SourceF_lines <- readLines(SourceF)

To follow with someting like:

cat(SourceF_lines, sep = "\n")
## or
writeClipboard(SourceF_lines)

Or replace a specific part:

SourceF_lines[2] <- '## Do not run!!'

Upvotes: 2

Roland
Roland

Reputation: 132706

You can open a file for editing with edit, e.g.,

edit(file = "test.R")

See help("edit") for more information, in particular regarding different editors.

Upvotes: 7

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