R: save plot as SVG

save-ggplot-as-svg.R

library(ggplot2)
# save an image object created with "ggplot2" to svg file
# runs on linux
myplot_svg <- "myplot.svg"
image <- ggplot() + 
  geom_col(aes(x= symb,y=v,fill=symb))+ 
  theme(axis.text.x = element_text(angle=90)) + 
  labs(title='Some title', subtitle=sprintf('%s',date())) + 
  facet_wrap(~ k, scales='free');

ggsave(filename=myplot_svg, plot=image, width=10, height=8) 

# optional
# system(glue::glue('firefox "{myplot_svg}" &')