I am new to R and Rstudio and currently trying to figure out a few things that would easen switching too much between the linux-terminal and the file navigating system. As I prefer using the former I would therefore like a method that allows me to open .R files in R studios in-built editor but directly via the linux terminal. I have tried to illustrate what I want on the attached picture. Does this functionality exist? So far I have only been able to execute R scripts via the terminal.
I have trawled through the web trying to find a similar question but they all seem to be related to executing R scripts via the terminal rather than opening them in the Rstudio editor.
I am using the R console in Intellij. This is started automatically when invoking Run or Debug from within the Editor
From within the R console we can return to the Editor by hitting ESC. How can we then go back to the R console from the Editor via a shortcut (and without hitting Run or Debug again)?
Note: CMD-6 does open the R Tool
But that is not the R console instead some kind of messages window:
Update Here are the Run menu options
Problems and R Console tool windows have the same shortcuts, changing the shortcuts for the tool windows should help:
I recently discovered a portable version of R and RStudio #
http://rportable.sourceforge.net/
Open source rocks!
At any-rate, I am jumping from pc to pc at my university, and I'd like to get Portable R-studio to recognize Portable R as the default R version. Most computers at the university already have several versions of r-installed, and RStudio uses one of those versions of R. When I go into the Global Options to change the default version, it does not "see" portable R on the USB drive.
I am basically hopping I can run R without constantly having to download packages, specifying the work directory, downloading Scripts, data from Google Drive, etc...
Any suggestions? I am open. Thanks for your help.
I did not need to touch the registry.
I first installed R portable and then R Studio portable, both from Sourceforge.
After launching R Studio for the first time, I was shown the option of choosing the installation of R to be used, as shown in
https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200486138-Using-Different-Versions-of-R
I browsed to branch \PortableApps\R-Portable\App\R-Portable\bin, where executables are located. There I selected the 64-bit version.
If you want to change later the version used, you open R Studio and go to Tools -> Option -> General -> R Version.
This avoids modifying the registry, with the two advantages of Portable Apps:
Leaving no trace of the app in the system (or, at least, a much milder one).
Being really portable (or, at least, much more so).
On Windows, RStudio uses the system registry to find where installed versions of R are located. You'll need to edit the registry yourself to let it know about new versions. Fortunately you can do this in HKEY_CURRENT_USER so admin rights shouldn't be required. Here are the keys and values you'll want to write:
http://cran.r-project.org/bin/windows/base/rw-FAQ.html#Does-R-use-the-Registry_003f
More detail about how RStudio selects the R version to run here:
https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us/articles/200486138-Using-Different-Versions-of-R
The link to R Portable above is a bit misleading. In order to run a portable version of R AND RStudio, you also need the 27MB portable RStudio here. What's even more confusing is that it has the same name as the RPortable file.
It took me a bit of time to figure that one out. Perhaps you could edit your question to point to both for those who wish for an IDE?
And, IMHO, it's not truly portable, because when you move from one machine to another you need to specify the R version on your USB drive and also the work directory. Pity.
I manage to link RStudio (not portable version) to the aforementioned version of R Portable, directly through Global Options -> R Version -> Choose a specific version of R -> Browse,
and the trick was selecting the R-Portable\App\R-Portable folder. Choosing another one doesnt allow RStudio to find the instalation.
Im running RStudio 1.1.463.
Bye!
I just installed R Studio on my mac (was previously using on my virtual Windows machine). I am taking a class in which we learn to use R. The fix() function was demonstrated and when I ran it on my dataset it opened up an editor that was pretty ugly and done in X11 - that is, X11 launched automatically. The person next to me ran the same function but on her computer the pretty and I assume default R editor popped up. I have searched the internet and the options/preferences within R but cannot figure out how to both find out what the default would be if I did not have X11 installed AND change the editor in R Studio back to that program.
I can handle basic command line stuff if this is buried in a file I have to access through terminal/fancy preferences.
Has anyone run into this or have an idea of where to look? I don't want to use a text editor; just that nice-looking default program. Thanks!
Running RStudio in MAC (not server) and would like to know where to locate the Rprofile.site file in my working directory. Yes I have read ?Startup and I know exactly what I want to do with it (provided I find the file first) and yes I know where my getwd() is.
I have also gone through a bunch of posts in SO already which vaguely touch on/ answer this. Surely this will keep coming up so I will ask the question: Is there a literal file we can open and update with all the great start up code that has been shared and if so, where is it located in a MAC directory OR is there something more to it as I cannot locate this file.
1 answer I found mentions to create a text file then use terminal to copy visible contents of text file to invisible Rprofile? INVISIBLE??
Rprofile.site and .Rprofile are different files. Only files with a lead "." are treated as invisible by the Mac Finder. You didn't specify which OSX version you're using. If it's pre-Mountain Lion, you can IIRC use System Preferences to choose to display invisible files in Finder windows. Apparently it's more difficult in MountainLion. There are third-party tools like Onyx which allow you do set invisibility as well.
Given all that, I recommend you check the FAQ and forums at RStudio for specific info on where RStudio's installation expects to see these files.