file.edit {base} | R Documentation |
Opens a file in an editable window
Description
This command is the analogous of the menu item "Open File for Editing" of the Macintosh porting of R but more flexible. It opens a file in an editable window.
Usage
file.edit(file)
Arguments
file |
name of the file to open. If an empty string or no arguments is passed then R opens a clean ready to edit window called "NewFile". If the specified file cannot be found or simply does not exist, then a new window called "file" will be opened. |
See Also
new.file
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Examples
file.edit("AUTHORS")
## creates a new clean window
file.edit("unexistant")