write.tree {ape} | R Documentation |
This function writes in a file a tree in parenthetic format using the Newick (also known as New Hampshire) format.
write.tree(phy, file = "", append = FALSE, digits = 10)
phy |
an object of class "phylo" . |
file |
a file name specified by either a variable of mode character,
or a double-quoted string; if file = "" (the default) then the
tree is written on the standard output connection (i.e. the console). |
append |
a logical, if TRUE the tree is appended to the file
without erasing the data possibly existing in the file, otherwise
the file (if it exists) is overwritten (FALSE the default). |
digits |
a numeric giving the number of digits used for printing branch lengths. |
The node labels and the root edge length, if available, are written in the file.
a vector of mode character if file = ""
, none (invisible
`NULL') otherwise.
Emmanuel Paradis Emmanuel.Paradis@mpl.ird.fr
Felsenstein, J. The Newick tree format. http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/newicktree.html
Olsen, G. Interpretation of the "Newick's 8:45" tree format standard. http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/newick_doc.html
read.tree
, read.nexus
,
write.nexus