How to pass command-line arguments when calling source() on an R file within another R file

Question

In one R file, I plan to source another R file that supports reading two command-line arguments. This sounds like a trivial task but I couldn\'t find a solution online. Any

Answer 1

The simplest solution is to replace source() with system() and paste. Try

arg1 <- 1
arg2 <- 2
system(paste("Rscript file_to_source.R", arg1, arg2))