iterated sum

x<-c(1,4,9,20,3,7)
i want to get a serie c(5,13,29,23,10).
 y <- c()
 for (i in 2:length(x)){
     y[i-1] <- x[i-1]+x[i]}

is there more simple way to get?

x <- c(1,4,9,20,3,7)
  N <- length(x)

  x[1:(N-1)] + x[2:N]
  # [1]  5 13 29 23 10

Best wishes,
Ted.

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E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding at wlandres.net>
Date: 14-Dec-2013  Time: 10:54:00
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