2008/11/6 Paul Hiemstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> How can execute a bash command inside the script, like the command for
>> change the directory (cd)?
> ?system
The system function won't work for changing the working directory of R though:
> getwd()
[1] "/home/rowlings"
> system("cd /")
> getwd()
[1] "/home/rowlings"
For that you need R the function setwd(newWorkingDirectory).
Barry
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