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Message-ID: <A51079FB-015B-4836-BB27-06809BE6975E@comcast.net>
Date: 2022-03-15T08:20:19Z
From: David Winsemius
Subject: linux manpage for `Rscript` ought to indicate date/version as does that of `R`
In-Reply-To: <CH0PR20MB3947355A6D7C27DCEA55CC8BBE0F9@CH0PR20MB3947.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>

You should check the corresponding pages in the current version and the developer versio. It rather unlikely that there will any attempt to correct an out of date version.

? 
David. 

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> On Mar 15, 2022, at 1:24 AM, Cook, Malcolm <MEC at stowers.org> wrote:
> 
> ?Hello R developers,
> 
> I have noticed that the footer for the R's manpage nicely reports the version and date:
> 
> R 4.0.0                                                                  September 2020                                                                     R(1)
> 
> Whereas that of Rscript does not include version, and is incorrect as per date:
>    
> R scripting                                                                April 2007                                                                 Rscript(1)
> 
> It could profitably read:
> 
> Rscript 4.0.0                                                                September 2020                                                    Rscript(1)
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> Malcolm Cook
> Database Applications Manager
> Stowers Institute for Medical Research
> Kansas City, MO  USA
> 
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