thanks, I got it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Salas E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PhD student http://environment.yale.edu/salas School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Tel: +1-(203)-432 5126 Yale University Fax:+1-(203)-432 3809 360 Prospect St Office: Room 35, Marsh Hall New Haven, CT 06511-2189 USA
Yale Biometrics Laboratory http://environment.yale.edu/biometrics/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rolf Turner wrote: > > ?system > > On 12/11/2007, at 2:28 PM, Christian Salas wrote: > >> Is it possible to run a linux syntax (i.e. like i was at a linux >> terminal) from an R code? >> >> Just one example: >> Let say that I have an R code with >> >> hist(rnorm(100)) >> dev.copy2eps(file="Dnormal.eps") >> >> and then within the same R code, i want to convert the file >> 'Dnormal.eps' to 'Dnormal.pdf'. This can be achieved using at the linux >> terminal >> %epstopdf Dnormal.eps >> >> but i do not know how to include this within the R script, any ideas? >> >> I know that i can also save the plot (within R) using pdf(), but I want >> to save the same plot as eps and pdf, without having to reproduce the >> code for the plot (in this case the plot is easy, but not always is like >> that) >> >> I want to do this to compile later a document using pdflatex (uses pdf >> figures) or latex (uses eps figures). Again, I know that i can also >> compile (in latex) the document to dvi, and then to ps, and then to pdf, >> with this i do not need pdf figures, but i prefer to use pdflatex >> sometimes. >> >> >> Thanks for the help >> >> christian >> >> Ps; Operative system used: Linux (Ubuntu-linux 7.10) >> R operative system: linux-gnu >> R version: R version 2.5.1 (2007-06-27) >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide >> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. > > > ###################################################################### > Attention:This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are > not theintended recipient please delete the message and notify the > sender.Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. > > This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by > MailMarshalwww.marshalsoftware.com > ###################################################################### ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
