On 8/30/07, Barry Rowlingson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to write my first R script. The code is simply > > > > cat("Hello!\n") > > > > However, when I run > > > > $ R CMD BATCH myscript.R > > > > I do not see "Hello!" on the console. I am using Fedora 7 (Linux) and > > R-2.5.1. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > You shouldn't see it on the console! BATCH writes its output to a file. > > You should find a file called myscript.Rout that does contain the > 'Hello!'.
Thanks, Barry. Indeed, the file myscript.Rout exists and contains the output of cat. I was expecting a behavior similar to the bash scripts. And by the way, cannot a R script write only on the console and just what one tells it to write, likewise bash scripts? Paul ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.