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Set a custom path to AWK executable

Source: R/auk-set-awk-path.r
auk_set_awk_path.Rd

If AWK has been installed in a non-standard location, the environment variable AWK_PATH must be set to specify the location of the executable. Use this function to set AWK_PATH in your .Renviron file. Most users should NOT set AWK_PATH, only do so if you have installed AWK in non-standard location and auk cannot find it. This function first looks for for an .Renviron location defined by R_ENVIRON_USER, then defaults to ~/.Renviron.

Usage

auk_set_awk_path(path, overwrite = FALSE)

Arguments

path

character; path to the AWK executable on your system, e.g. "C:/cygwin64/bin/gawk.exe" or "/usr/bin/awk".

overwrite

logical; should the existing AWK_PATH be overwritten if it has already been set in .Renviron.

Value

Edits .Renviron, sets AWK_PATH for the current session, then returns the EBD path invisibly.

See also

Other paths: auk_get_awk_path(), auk_get_ebd_path(), auk_set_ebd_path()

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
auk_set_awk_path("/usr/bin/awk")
} # }