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        write(x, file="data",
                ncolumns=if(is.character(x)) 1 else 5,
                append=FALSE)

   AArrgguummeennttss::

          x: the data to be written out.

       file: the name of the file (quoted) to write to.

   ncolumns: the number of columns to write the data in.

     append: if `TRUE' the data `x' is appended to file `file'.

   DDeessccrriippttiioonn::

        The data (usually a matrix) `x' are written to file
        `file'.  If `x' is a two dimensional matrix you need to
        transpose it to get the columns in `file' the same as
        those in the internal representation.

   SSeeee AAllssoo::

        `scan' for reading data.

   EExxaammpplleess::

        # create a 2 by 5 matrix
        x <- matrix(1:10,ncol=5)

        # the file data contains x, two rows, five cols
        # 1 3 5 6 9 will form the first row
        write(t(x))

        # the file data now contains the data in x,
        # two rows, five cols but the first row is 1 2 3 4 5
        write(x)

