awk tutorial:

http://doc.ddart.net/shell/awk/#intro

why import into R when you can use awk?

R local packages on Unix

R CMD INSTALL --library=$HOME/Rlibs $library_name

.libPaths("$HOME/Rlibs")

library($library_name)

Genomemine has neat data on SSRs, "curated ecology", and more. Turns out many bacteria have SSRs, and that they're involved in phase variation and virulence! Only 3 of 31 rhizobia genomes have SSRs though.