OSX is based on BSD UNIX so paths use the forward slash as separator, e.g.
temps <-
read.table("c:/Users/DFP/Documents/ah/house/HouseTemps.txt",header=T,row.names=1)
Best James
> On Jan 21, 2020, at 9:20 AM, David <parkh...@indiana.edu> wrote:
>
> I moved to a mac a few months ago after years in windows, and I'm still
> learning basics. I'm wanting to create a data frame based on a text file
> called HouseTemps.txt. That's a file within one called house which is within
> one called ah. That may further be in one called Documents. I tried
> various lines like:
>
> temps <-
> read.table("c:\\Users\\DFP\\Documents\\ah\\house\\HouseTemps.txt",header=T,row.names=1)
>
> based on my windows DOS experience, but nothing I try works. So my question
> is, what do complete file names look like in a mac?
>
> I tried Apple support, but they couldn't help me with R.
>
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