Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
On Apr 8, 2012, at 12:56 AM, Berend Hasselman wrote: On 08-04-2012, at 03:31, nkschmidt wrote: Hi Maria, you need to name your history file somefilename.Rapp.history, example savehistory(file = "history.Rapp.history") /nkschmidt You replied to a message almost two years old, which to my mind is pretty useless. Not only that but the information is at best incomplete, and to some extent misleading. The saving of history sessions with the name ".Rhistory" in the working directory after normally exiting R.app is automatic unless specifically refused or disabled. Maria should have offered what evidence she has for them not being saved under the name .Rhistory. They are, of course, invisible to the Mac Finder due to their having a leading in their name. That's my guess for why she might have erroneously concluded that they are not being saved. (I run my Finder with settings that show these "dot-files" but one does need to know that these dotfiles often contain system critical stuff so deleting them is unwise.) If she wanted to check the accuracy of this information she could have opened a Terminal session , navigate to the working directory and use the unix command: ls ... this is an example of such usage: david-winsemiuss-mac-pro:~ davidwinsemius$ ls .Rhistory .Rhistory The Preferences panel from the File menu allows one to disable loading of history files when the next session is started, but under normal operating conditions she should also be able to see the history by clicking on the green-and-yellow striped icon at the top of her R Console window: "The Show/Hide R command History" icon. -- David. Original message is here: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2009-December/221490.html Nabble does not host the R-help archive. Berend Maria Gouskova wrote Dear R users, I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well as in a workspace file I save separately. (...) So if there is some kind of a fix that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. Maria Gouskova -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rhistory-in-R-app-tp956293p4540340.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@r-project.org 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. __ R-help@r-project.org 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. David Winsemius, MD West Hartford, CT __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
On 08-04-2012, at 03:31, nkschmidt wrote: > Hi Maria, you need to name your history file somefilename.Rapp.history, > example > > savehistory(file = "history.Rapp.history") > > /nkschmidt You replied to a message almost two years old, which to my mind is pretty useless. Original message is here: https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-help/2009-December/221490.html Nabble does not host the R-help archive. Berend > Maria Gouskova wrote >> >> Dear R users, >> >> I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain >> the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I >> mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the >> list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well >> as in a workspace file I save separately. >> (...) >> So if there is some kind of a fix >> that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. >> >> Maria Gouskova >> > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rhistory-in-R-app-tp956293p4540340.html > Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > __ > R-help@r-project.org 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. __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
Hi Maria, you need to name your history file somefilename.Rapp.history, example savehistory(file = "history.Rapp.history") /nkschmidt Maria Gouskova wrote > > Dear R users, > > I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain > the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I > mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the > list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well > as in a workspace file I save separately. > (...) > So if there is some kind of a fix > that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. > > Maria Gouskova > -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Rhistory-in-R-app-tp956293p4540340.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
On 11/12/2009, at 8:30 AM, Maria Gouskova wrote:
Renaming the .Rhistory file to .Rosxhistory didn't solve the problem
for me--the file is still empty. And I have confirmed that it is a
problem specific to R.app--running R from Terminal works fine, adding
records to the existing .Rhistory file.
Sounds like a job for Superman (i.e. Simon Urbanek). :-)
cheers,
Rolf Turner
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Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
Renaming the .Rhistory file to .Rosxhistory didn't solve the problem for me--the file is still empty. And I have confirmed that it is a problem specific to R.app--running R from Terminal works fine, adding records to the existing .Rhistory file. Too bad there is no apparent workaround. Thanks, everyone. Maria On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Rob Goedman wrote: > Maria, > > Try changing the name of .Rhistory in the Startup preferences to something > like .Rosxhistory. Press enter to make sure the change is accepted and try > again. > The problem is that R itself overwrites the file .Rhistory if it is told to > save the workspace. > > Rob > > > > On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Maria Gouskova wrote: > >> Dear R users, >> >> I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain >> the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I >> mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the >> list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well >> as in a workspace file I save separately. >> >> System details: >> >> R version 2.9.0 >> R.app GUI 1.28 >> Mac OS 10.6.2 (MacBook, Intel 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb RAM) >> >> Things I've done: >> >> R>Preferences>Startup>History: Read history file on startup is >> checked; R history file directory is specified with a path to my >> preferred directory (~/Documents/...). I've tried it with the default >> setting, too--it makes no difference. >> >> I've checked the permissions on the .Rhistory file. The default >> .Rhistory file created by R has the permissions set at -rw-r--r--. >> >> I've moved the .Rhistory file to a different location (Desktop), so >> that R would create a new one. Makes no difference--command history is >> still empty at startup. >> >> R has kept track of history on my system in the past--the file I moved >> to the desktop has a record of my work from about a year ago. (By the >> way, that file's permissions are -rwx-.) Judging by what is in the >> old .Rhistory file, the problem started around the time of my upgrade >> from 2.7.x to 2.8. I am reluctant to upgrade to R 2.10 in the middle >> of a project, because every R upgrade I've done in the past has broken >> something, and I've had nothing but grief with my open source apps >> after upgrading to Snow Leopard. So if there is some kind of a fix >> that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. >> >> Maria Gouskova >> >> __ >> R-help@r-project.org 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. > > __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
Maria, Try changing the name of .Rhistory in the Startup preferences to something like .Rosxhistory. Press enter to make sure the change is accepted and try again. The problem is that R itself overwrites the file .Rhistory if it is told to save the workspace. Rob On Dec 9, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Maria Gouskova wrote: > Dear R users, > > I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain > the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I > mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the > list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well > as in a workspace file I save separately. > > System details: > > R version 2.9.0 > R.app GUI 1.28 > Mac OS 10.6.2 (MacBook, Intel 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb RAM) > > Things I've done: > > R>Preferences>Startup>History: Read history file on startup is > checked; R history file directory is specified with a path to my > preferred directory (~/Documents/...). I've tried it with the default > setting, too--it makes no difference. > > I've checked the permissions on the .Rhistory file. The default > .Rhistory file created by R has the permissions set at -rw-r--r--. > > I've moved the .Rhistory file to a different location (Desktop), so > that R would create a new one. Makes no difference--command history is > still empty at startup. > > R has kept track of history on my system in the past--the file I moved > to the desktop has a record of my work from about a year ago. (By the > way, that file's permissions are -rwx-.) Judging by what is in the > old .Rhistory file, the problem started around the time of my upgrade > from 2.7.x to 2.8. I am reluctant to upgrade to R 2.10 in the middle > of a project, because every R upgrade I've done in the past has broken > something, and I've had nothing but grief with my open source apps > after upgrading to Snow Leopard. So if there is some kind of a fix > that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. > > Maria Gouskova > > __ > R-help@r-project.org 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. __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
Re: [R] .Rhistory in R.app
I just experimented and I find that, exactly as Maria described,
on my system no commands get added to .Rhistory when I start R using
the GUI.
The ``timestamp'' that is implemented in my .Rprofile gets added, but
no commands
that I typed in the GUI window appeared.
I had never noticed this before since I never actually use the GUI.
(Like ***all
civilized*** people, I use the command line exclusciously. :-) )
I am running R 2.10.0, so updating is not the issue.
Maria: Why don't you just start R from the command line, like a
civilized
person ( :-) ) and forget about the GUI, which only
gets in the way of serious work?
cheers,
Rolf Turner
P. S.:
> sessionInfo()
R version 2.10.0 (2009-10-26)
i386-apple-darwin8.11.1
locale:
[1] en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8/C/C/en_NZ.UTF-8/en_NZ.UTF-8
attached base packages:
[1] datasets utils stats graphics grDevices methods base
other attached packages:
[1] misc_0.0-11fortunes_1.3-6 MASS_7.3-3
On 10/12/2009, at 7:33 AM, Maria Gouskova wrote:
Dear R users,
I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain
the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I
mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the
list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well
as in a workspace file I save separately.
System details:
R version 2.9.0
R.app GUI 1.28
Mac OS 10.6.2 (MacBook, Intel 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb RAM)
Things I've done:
R>Preferences>Startup>History: Read history file on startup is
checked; R history file directory is specified with a path to my
preferred directory (~/Documents/...). I've tried it with the default
setting, too--it makes no difference.
I've checked the permissions on the .Rhistory file. The default
.Rhistory file created by R has the permissions set at -rw-r--r--.
I've moved the .Rhistory file to a different location (Desktop), so
that R would create a new one. Makes no difference--command history is
still empty at startup.
R has kept track of history on my system in the past--the file I moved
to the desktop has a record of my work from about a year ago. (By the
way, that file's permissions are -rwx-.) Judging by what is in the
old .Rhistory file, the problem started around the time of my upgrade
from 2.7.x to 2.8. I am reluctant to upgrade to R 2.10 in the middle
of a project, because every R upgrade I've done in the past has broken
something, and I've had nothing but grief with my open source apps
after upgrading to Snow Leopard. So if there is some kind of a fix
that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it.
Maria Gouskova
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[R] .Rhistory in R.app
Dear R users, I am having a minor but annoying issue with R.app. It doesn't retain the history information from the previous sessions. By "history," I mean a record of commands/functions entered into R rather than the list of objects--that is properly recorded in the .Rdata file as well as in a workspace file I save separately. System details: R version 2.9.0 R.app GUI 1.28 Mac OS 10.6.2 (MacBook, Intel 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb RAM) Things I've done: R>Preferences>Startup>History: Read history file on startup is checked; R history file directory is specified with a path to my preferred directory (~/Documents/...). I've tried it with the default setting, too--it makes no difference. I've checked the permissions on the .Rhistory file. The default .Rhistory file created by R has the permissions set at -rw-r--r--. I've moved the .Rhistory file to a different location (Desktop), so that R would create a new one. Makes no difference--command history is still empty at startup. R has kept track of history on my system in the past--the file I moved to the desktop has a record of my work from about a year ago. (By the way, that file's permissions are -rwx-.) Judging by what is in the old .Rhistory file, the problem started around the time of my upgrade from 2.7.x to 2.8. I am reluctant to upgrade to R 2.10 in the middle of a project, because every R upgrade I've done in the past has broken something, and I've had nothing but grief with my open source apps after upgrading to Snow Leopard. So if there is some kind of a fix that doesn't involve upgrading R, I'd love to hear about it. Maria Gouskova __ R-help@r-project.org 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.
