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/usr/lib/R/bin/Rscript

Language and environment for statistical computing

From R 4.6.2-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running Rscript --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: Rscript [options] file [args]
   or: Rscript [options] -e expr [-e expr2 ...] [args]
A binary front-end to R, for use in scripting applications.

Options:
  --help              Print usage and exit
  --version           Print version and exit
  --verbose           Print information on progress
  --default-packages=LIST  Attach these packages on startup;
                        a comma-separated LIST of package names, or 'NULL'
and options to R (in addition to --no-echo --no-restore), for example:
  --save              Do save workspace at the end of the session
  --no-environ        Don't read the site and user environment files
  --no-site-file      Don't read the site-wide Rprofile
  --no-init-file      Don't read the user R profile
  --restore           Do restore previously saved objects at startup
  --vanilla           Combine --no-save, --no-restore, --no-site-file,
                        --no-init-file and --no-environ

Expressions (one or more '-e <expr>') may be used *instead* of 'file'.
Any additional 'args' can be accessed from R via 'commandArgs(TRUE)'.
See also  ?Rscript  from within R.
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
--helpPrint usage and exithelp + man
--versionPrint version and exithelp + man
--verbosePrint information on progresshelp + man
--default-packages LISTAttach these packages on startup;help + man
--saveDo save workspace at the end of the sessionhelp + man
--no-environDon't read the site and user environment fileshelp + man
--no-site-fileDon't read the site-wide Rprofilehelp + man
--no-init-fileDon't read the user R profilehelp + man
--restoreDo restore previously saved objects at startuphelp + man
--vanillaCombine --no-save, --no-restore, --no-site-file, --no-init-file and --no-environhelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.