R: Send R Output to a File

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sink {base}

R Documentation

Send R Output to a File

Description

sink(file) diverts all R output to file (overwriting the file if it already exists; appending is not supported yet). Only prompts and error messages continue to appear on the terminal.

sink() ends the diversion.

Usage

sink()
sink(file)

Arguments

file

a character string naming the file to write to.

[Package base version 0.60 ]