[R] functions and getting them into R

[Jens Nieschulze]

On Mon, 27 May 2002, Guy Forrester wrote:

%Dear All,
%
%I am new to R and can see it is a very powerful and versatile system for
%programming and statistical analysis.
%
%Say I have written a simple function and want to use it on a regular
%basis. I have the file as a text file say 'c:\R-funcs\func.txt' how do I
%get R to find it on the hard disc or alternatively where is the default
%location for looking up functions where I can place this file.  eg where
%are functions such as var(), mean() etc stored?  
%
%At the moment I'm pasting the text of the function into the GUI prompt,
%not very satisfactory if it is to be used in a programme.

maybe
R>source("path/to/text/file")
does the trick?

%
%Please forgive any naivety on my part as I am just starting out
%
%Many thanks in advance 
%
%Guy
%
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