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How to find installed R version from RStudio
How to find the version of R using version command
In this tutorial, you will learn three different ways to identify the version of R installed in your computer.
Find R version from console after opening RStudio
One of the ways to find the R version that you are using is to look at the console when you open R either using R app or RStudio app. Here is the scree shot of R console with R version information when you open RStudio. The first line contains the R version information. In this example
R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10) -- "Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out"
Find R version from console after opening R Studio
Find R version using R.version command
We can find the version of R installed in the current R session using R.session command on the console. R.version gives you information about the computer you are using and the version of R you are using.
R.version
platform x86_64-apple-darwin17.0
arch x86_64
os darwin17.0
system x86_64, darwin17.0
status
major 4
minor 0.3
year 2020
month 10
day 10
svn rev 79318
language R
version.string R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10)
nickname Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out
Screenshot of R.version command on RStudio
Here is the screenshot of the console when you R.version command from RStudio.
Find the version R using R.version function in Rstudio console
Find R version using version command
Another version R.version command is “version command. The output from version is exactly the same as R.version. version command gives you information about the computer you are using and the version of R you are using.
version
platform x86_64-apple-darwin17.0
arch x86_64
os darwin17.0
system x86_64, darwin17.0
status
major 4
minor 0.3
year 2020
month 10
day 10
svn rev 79318
language R
version.string R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10)
nickname Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out
Screenshot of version command on RStudio
How to find the version of R using version command
sessionInfo() to find the version of R
The function sessionInfo() gives information about the current R Session including the version of R you are using and the loaded packages.
sessionInfo()
R version 4.0.3 (2020-10-10)
Platform: x86_64-apple-darwin17.0 (64-bit)
Running under: macOS Big Sur 10.16
Matrix products: default
LAPACK: /Library/Frameworks/R.framework/Versions/4.0/Resources/lib/libRlapack.dylib
locale:
[1] en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8/C/en_US.UTF-8/en_US.UTF-8
attached base packages:
[1] stats graphics grDevices utils datasets methods base
loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
[1] compiler_4.0.3 tools_4.0.3
Screenshot of sessionInfo() command on RStudio
Find the version of R you are using with sessionInfo()