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\name{sink}
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\name{sink}
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\alias{sink}
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\alias{sink}
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\alias{sink.number}
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\alias{sink.number}
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\title{Send R Output to a File}
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\title{Send R Output to a File}
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\usage{
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\usage{
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sink(file = NULL, append = FALSE, type = c("output", "message"))
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sink(file = NULL, append = FALSE, type = c("output", "message"), split=FALSE)
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sink.number(type = c("output", "message"))
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sink.number(type = c("output", "message"))
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}
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}
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\arguments{
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\arguments{
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  \item{file}{a connection or a character string naming the
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  \item{file}{a connection or a character string naming the
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    file to write to, or \code{NULL} to stop sink-ing.}
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    file to write to, or \code{NULL} to stop sink-ing.}
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  \item{append}{logical. If \code{TRUE}, output will be appended to
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  \item{append}{logical. If \code{TRUE}, output will be appended to
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    \code{file}; otherwise, it will overwrite the contents of
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    \code{file}; otherwise, it will overwrite the contents of
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    \code{file}.}
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    \code{file}.}
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  \item{type}{character. Either the output stream or the messages stream.}
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  \item{type}{character. Either the output stream or the messages
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    stream.}
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  \item{split}{logical: if \code{TRUE}, output will be sent to the new
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    sink and to the current output stream.}
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}
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}
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\description{
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\description{
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  \code{sink} diverts \R output to a connection.
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  \code{sink} diverts \R output to a connection.
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  \code{sink.number()} reports how many diversions are in use.
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  \code{sink.number()} reports how many diversions are in use.