R devel - Apr 2009 - history function does not work correctly (PR#13645)

Full_Name: Joseph Adler
Version: 2.8.1
OS: Mac OS X 10.5.6
Submission from: (NULL) (71.142.93.52)


According to the help file, the history() function is supposed to show recent
command history. However, it does not do this in the current Mac OS X version.

Instead, the history function appears to simply show the contents of the file
~/.Rhistory.

On Wed, 8 Apr 2009, jadler at alum.mit.edu wrote:
> Full_Name: Joseph Adler
> Version: 2.8.1
> OS: Mac OS X 10.5.6
> Submission from: (NULL) (71.142.93.52)
>
>
> According to the help file, the history() function is supposed to show
recent
> command history. However, it does not do this in the current Mac OS X
version.
>
> Instead, the history function appears to simply show the contents of the
file
> ~/.Rhistory.
I believe you are refering to the R.app console, not R (the 
command-line interface).  In which case this is a problem in R.app, a 
separate project for which you are asked to send reports to the 
R-sig-mac list (see the posting guide under 'Platform-specific 
questions').

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