Rstudio clear console code#

Sometimes having your program always refer to the same directory, when saving files or when opening files, can be very handy. In order to do this, use Ctrl-L to clear it out. Remember the History window will keep a history of your code, so it would be ok to clear out the console as you see fit. One more quick tip – the console window can fill up quite quickly and to me, can feel very cluttered. To move between these two windows – Ctrl-2 moves you to the Console window and Ctrl-1 brings you back to the editor window. In the console, you type the line, hit enter and it runs immediately.

Rstudio clear console code#

To run code that is in your editor – select the bits of code and hit Ctrl-Enter to run it.

The editor is where you open an R script file and the console is where you run your code as you type it in.

A great way to see what you have done – especially if you encounter troubles along the way. The History window will list all the lines of code that you have run until you clear it out. A quick sidenote, the Help window is great! Please take advantage of it by using the search function in the Help tab. The Packages tab will list all packages that you have loaded. The Plots tab will show any plots that are created during your session. The Files tab allows you to view all the files that are available in your working directory. The Environment tab lists the files/datasets that are being used during the current project. Let’s start with the environments window – you should see 6 tabs: Environment, Files, Plots, Packages, Help, and Viewer. When you first open RStudio you’ll see 4 windows or 4 sections on your screen: editor, console, history, and environments with tabs. Let’s take a tour and become familiar with the windows in RStudio I will demonstrate the R Console to show you the basic differences. This is the interface that I will use for these workshops. The code or syntax you will write or use will be the same for either interface, however RStudio provides you with a more interactive experience.

There are essentially two ways to use or interact with R: RStudio or by using the R Console.