Re: [R] Getting error while running unix commands within R using system() function

Thanks William, This solved my problem very well. Look like I asked a very trivial question. - Sidda Business Analyst Lead Applied Materials Inc. -- View this message in context: http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/Getting-error-while-running-unix-commands-within-R-using-system-function

Re: [R] Getting error while running unix commands within R using system() function

To diagnose a problem in R it pays to pull apart your expression into a sequence of simpler ones. E.g., replace your expression system(" awk '{print "Hello"$1}' infile.txt") with the sequence sysCmd <- " awk '{print "Hello"$1}' infile.txt" system(sysCmd) and you will see an error when runnin