Running Scripts

Running Scripts

An R script is run from the command line with Rscript filename.R, executing every statement top to bottom. This is the standard way to run non-interactive R code, such as in automation or batch jobs. The interactive console and Rscript behave almost identically except for automatic printing.

Note: Use Rscript for batch execution; use the interactive R console (or RStudio) for exploratory work.

Example: Running Scripts

# Run an R script from the command line
Rscript analysis.R

# Start the interactive R console
R