[R] R startup and shutdown question

[Uwe Ligges]

Philip Smith wrote:
> Hi R-Community:
> 
> 
> Here is what I want to do:
> 
> 
> Every time I start R I want R to:
> 
> 
> 1. remove(list=ls()), and


You do not need to given you start with an emty workspace, i.e. start R 
with:

R --no-restore


> 2. "source" another file automatically.

Write it in your RProfile (for details, see ?Startup)

> 
> Then, when I shutdown R, I want R to:
> 
> 
> 1. remove(list=ls())

Then do not save the workspace or start R with

R --no-save

(or with both args:  R --no-save --no-restore)

Uwe Ligges






> 
> How do I do this?
> 
> 
> I recall vaguely that S could do this, but I don't remember exactly how 
> it worked.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> 
> Phil Smith
> 
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