Running R interactively from windows command promp

Question

I need to launch R interactively (to be able to show a plot) from command prompt in win. Any idea how I can do this?

Thank you.

Answer 1

Type the right version of this for your system:

C:\path\to\R\bin\R

That full path can be gotten from the installation location of R, or just from the R shortcut. On my machine by right-click - Properties (right click the shortcut within the task bar item on Win 7) and in Target on my machine is:

C:\inst\R\R\bin\x64\Rgui.exe

So, for me it is

C:\inst\R\R\bin\x64\R

or

C:\inst\R\R\bin\i386\R

or even more generally for current and older versions

C:\inst\R\R\bin\R

to start R.

I tend to always install R to this location, so I put my most used location (bin/x64) in my Path and I can type "R" from anywhere.

The Path on Windows is a semi-colon separated list of directories modified with Properties on My Computer under Advanced (System Settings), Environment Variables and within System or User variables.