---
name: "Rscript"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "r"
version: "4.6.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rscript"
---

# Rscript(1)

front end for scripting with R

## NAME

Rscript - front end for scripting with R

## SYNOPSIS

**Rscript** \[*options*\] *file* \[*args*\]\
 **Rscript** \[*options*\] *-e expr* \[*-e expr2* ...\] \[*args*\]

## DESCRIPTION

A binary front-end to R, for use in scripting applications.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Print usage and exit

- **--version**

  Print version and exit

- **--verbose**

  Print information on progress

- **--default-packages**=*LIST*

  Attach these packages on startup; a comma-separated LIST of package names, or 'NULL'

### and options to R (in addition to --no-echo --no-restore), for example:

- **--save**

  Do save workspace at the end of the session

- **--no-environ**

  Don't read the site and user environment files

- **--no-site-file**

  Don't read the site-wide Rprofile

- **--no-init-file**

  Don't read the user R profile

- **--restore**

  Do restore previously saved objects at startup

- **--vanilla**

  Combine **--no-save**, **--no-restore**, **--no-site-file**, **--no-init-file** and **--no-environ**

Expressions (one or more '-e \<expr\>') may be used \*instead\* of 'file'. Any additional 'args' can be accessed from R via 'commandArgs(TRUE)'. See also  ?Rscript  from within R.