[R] .Rprofile file

[Marianne Promberger]

> I want to use the .RProfile to set defaults such as text editor.  Is  
> this a file I need to create?  Also, where should I put it?  I tend to  
> create .RData files for different projects, putting each in a different  
> Windows (Vista) folder.  Is one .Rprofile file created  that any   
> instance of R can access  (I would imagine so)?

I'm just trying to find that out myself for XP -- on Linux it is very
easy, you just create ~/.Rprofile in your home directory.

I think this thread might help, but I haven't had time to pursue this
yet:

http://tolstoy.newcastle.edu.au/R/devel/05/12/3454.html

Marianne


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