RStudio Cheat Sheet

RStudio is a popular integrated development environment (IDE) for R. It provides a user-friendly interface for R programming and data analysis. Here’s a RStudio cheat sheet covering common features and shortcuts:

RStudio Interface

  • Console:
    • Ctrl + Enter: Run current line or selection.
    • Alt + Enter: Run current line and insert a new line below.
  • Script Editor:
    • Ctrl + Shift + N: Create a new script.
    • Ctrl + S: Save script.
    • Ctrl + /: Comment/uncomment selected lines.
  • Environment Pane:
    • View and manage objects, data frames, and packages.
  • Files Pane:
    • Explore and manage files in the working directory.
  • Plots Pane:
    • Display and interact with plots.

Running Code

  • Run Entire Script:
    • Ctrl + Alt + R: Run the entire script.
  • Run Chunk:
    • Ctrl + Alt + C: Run the current code chunk.
  • Run Previous Commands:
    • Ctrl + Up Arrow or Ctrl + Down Arrow: Navigate through previous commands.

Help and Documentation

  • Access Help:
    • ?function_name or help(function_name): Open help documentation.
  • View Function Source:
    • F2 or Ctrl + Click: View source code of a function.

Version Control

  • Git Integration:
    • RStudio has built-in Git integration for version control.
  • Commit Changes:
    • Alt + Shift + M: Stage and commit changes.

Shiny Apps

  • Run Shiny App:
    • Ctrl + Shift + Enter: Run the active Shiny app.
  • Stop Shiny App:
    • Esc: Stop the running Shiny app.

Markdown Documents

  • Knit Document:
    • Ctrl + Shift + K: Compile a Markdown document.
  • Preview Document:
    • Ctrl + Shift + I: Preview the compiled document.

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Show Keyboard Shortcuts:
    • Alt + Shift + K: Display the list of keyboard shortcuts.

Integrated Terminal

  • Open Terminal:
    • Alt + Shift + R: Open the integrated terminal.

Miscellaneous

  • Search in Script:
    • Ctrl + F: Search for text in the script.
  • Replace in Script:
    • Ctrl + H: Replace text in the script.
  • Run Code Section:
    • Ctrl + Enter with text selected: Run the selected code.
  • Toggle Comment:
    • Ctrl + /: Comment/uncomment selected lines.

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for common features and shortcuts in RStudio. For more detailed information, refer to the official RStudio documentation.