Tena korua ls()[!(ls() %in% c('keepThis','andThis'))] will give the elements excluding 'keepThis' and 'andThis'. Thus
rm(list= ls()[!(ls() %in% c('keepThis','andThis'))]) will remove everything except these two objects, and hidden objects. It you want to remove the hidden objects as be use ls(all=TRUE). HTH .... Peter Alspach > -----Original Message----- > From: r-help-boun...@r-project.org [mailto:r-help-boun...@r- > project.org] On Behalf Of Dejian Zhao > Sent: Wednesday, 25 August 2010 1:32 p.m. > To: r-help@r-project.org > Subject: Re: [R] How to remove all objects except a few specified > objects? > > If your specified objects have a certain pattern, you can use the > parameter "pattern" in ls() to remove or keep it. > rm(list=ls(..., pattern="your_pattern")) > If not, possibly you have to manually specify them. > > On 2010-8-24 3:00, Cheng Peng wrote: > > How to remove all R objects in the RAM except for a few specified > ones? > > rm(list=ls()) removes all R objects in the R work space. > > > > Another question is that whether removing all R objects actually > releases > > the RAM? Thanks. > > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting- > guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.