R File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .R, .r
Format Type Text
Primary Association Programming Files
Used By R programming language
File Type Rez Source Code File
MIME Type text/x-r-source, application/x-r-data
Character Encoding ASCII, UTF-8
Editable Yes
Open With RStudio, R GUI, Text Editors
Scripting Language Support R Language
Compilation Required No
Executable Through R environment
Contains Scripts, Functions, Data
Usage Statistical analysis, Data visualization, Machine Learning
Can Include Comments, Command Lines
Support for Large Files Dependent on memory & processing resources
Keywords Highlighting Supported in most R IDEs
Backward Compatibility Generally maintained within R versions
Cloud Integration Supported by some R IDEs and services
Open Source Yes