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, format = "Newick", multi.line = TRUE, 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). |
format |
a character giving the format of the tree file; by
default "Newick" . Currently only "Newick" is
available. |
multi.line |
a logical, if TRUE (the default) line breaks
are introduced in the tree in parenthetic form. |
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 paradis@isem.univ-montp2.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