I use R 2.12.0 in Windows XP. For debugging and control I am trying to get a file with contains the echo when code is copied into the R Gui. This works e.g. with the command: R CMD BATCH --no-restore D:\path\script.r then a file called script.Rout is generated in the same folder. It contains the code and the corresponding output. This does not work using: Rscript --no-restore D:\Ketzin\Invers\V1\read_obs.r A partial alternative is to include to the beginning of the code sink("log.dat",type=c("output","message")) but the file does not contain the code, only the output. Is there a way to geneate anything analogue to the *.Rout file? if possible only with command line, without the sink() command? Best, Bernd