[R] memory.size

[Uwe Ligges]

> I am trying to increase the memory size in R (windows version), but have
> truble in understanding how to do it. The help file tells me to use the
> --max-mem-size command line flag but it's still not clear to me how I shoud
> do this...what's the difference between a "command line flag" and a command?
> Thank you for your help to a r-beginner!

Starting R from the command line ("DOS window") using the mentioned
command line flag means for example:

c:\> c:\program files\rw1022\bin\rgui.exe --max-mem-size=256M

You might want to create a shortcut, so you don't have to type it in
every time.
Please read the rw-FAQs.

Uwe Ligges


BTW: If you don't have installed more than 256M of RAM, it makes not
much sense to increase the max-mem-size, because your machine will begin
swapping ...
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