Write a Matrix or Data Frame

write.matrix {MASS}

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Write a Matrix or Data Frame

Description

Writes a matrix or data frame to a file or the console, using column labels and a layout respecting columns.

Usage

write.matrix(x, file = "", sep = " ", blocksize)

Arguments

`x`	matrix or data frame.
`file`	name of output file. The default (`""`) is the console.
`sep`	The separator between columns.
`blocksize`	If supplied and positive, the output is written in blocks of `blocksize` rows. Choose as large as possible consistent with the amount of memory available.

Details

If x is a matrix, supplying blocksize is more memory-efficient and enables larger matrices to be written, but each block of rows might be formatted slightly differently.

If x is a data frame, the conversion to a matrix may negate the memory saving.

Side Effects

A formatted file is produced, with column headings (if x has them) and columns of data.

References

Venables, W. N. and Ripley, B. D. (2002) Modern Applied Statistics with S. Fourth edition. Springer.