Invoking shell commands from within R

On 26 Apr 1999 13:46:53 +0200,
Fredrik Glockner (FG) wrote:

FG> In S-Plus, one can invoke a shell command by prepending it with a "!",
FG> e.g.:

!ls

FG> Is something similar available in R?  Is it possible to execute shell
FG> commands from within R?

Yes, use the system() command, see help(system)

.f
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