memlimits

New Limits lower than current usage are ignored. Specifying a size of Inf sets the limit to the maximal possible value for the platform. The default maximal values are unlimited on most platforms, but can be adjusted using environment variables as described in Memory. On macOS a lower default vector heap limit is used to protect against the R process being killed when macOS over-commits memory. Adjusting the maximal number of nodes is rarely necessary. Adjusting the vector heap size limit can be useful on macOS in particular but should be done with caution.