stat-computing-r-python/part-tools/03-scripts-notebooks

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stat-computing-r-python/part-tools/03-scripts-notebooks

https://srvanderplas.github.io/stat-computing-r-python/part-tools/03-scripts-notebooks.html

[ethanreedpeterson]

I am struggling with the script part in the second "your turn" section.
I have downloaded scripts.zip, unzipped it, and have it in my statistics folder.
When opening it up with terminal in the manner you mentioned, and putting in the code given, I am getting this message: "Fatal error: cannot open file 'words.R': No such file or directory"

[srvanderplas]

Figured out why this is happening -

The terminal in RStudio does not update with the working directory you're in. So you have to explicitly change directory IN THE TERMINAL to make it work. I am adding a short guide to terminal commands and will explicitly note that you have to do this in the example text.

[srvanderplas]

I have added some additional information in the "other topics" section of the textbook about shell commands that may help you diagnose the problem in more detail.