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Date: 2013-07-29T02:00:15Z
From: Dario Strbenac
Subject: Declare BASH Array Using R System Function
Hello,
It is difficult searching for previous posts about this since the keywords are short and ambiguous, so I hope this is not a duplicate question.
I can easily declare an array on the command line.
$ names=(X Y)
$ echo ${names[0]}
X
I am unable to do the same from within R.
> system("names=(X Y)")
sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Reading the documentation for the system function, it appears to only be relevant for executing commands. What can I do instead to declare a BASH array ? Thanks.
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Dario Strbenac
PhD Student
University of Sydney
Camperdown NSW 2050
Australia