RStudio IDE Cheat Sheet

The RStudio IDE is an Integrated Development Environment in R that comes in three versions
Desktop IDE Open Source Server Professional Server
A local version of the IDE for larger compute resources for teams that share large compute
learn more at www.rstudio.com resources, large data, and uniform
for your desktop and remote access
environments for collaboration
Download all at www.rstudio.com. Each provides the same useful interface:

Documents and Apps Write Code R Support RStudio Pro Features

Navigate Open in new Save Find and Compile as Run Import data file History of past Display .RPres Share Project Active shared Start new R Session
Open Shiny, R Markdown, with wizard commands to slideshows
tabs window replace notebook selected with Collaborators collaborators in current project
knitr, Sweave, LaTeX, .Rd files run/add to source File > New File >
code
and more in Source Pane R Presentation Close R Session
T H J
in project
Check Render Choose Choose Insert T H J
spelling output output output code Select
format location chunk R Version

Cursors of Re-run Source with or Show file Load Save Delete all Search inside
Jump to Jump Run Publish Show file shared users previous code without Echo outline workspace workspace saved objects environment Project System
previous to next selected to server outline
chunk chunk lines Multiple cursors/column selection Choose environment to display from Display objects File > New Project
with Alt + mouse drag. list of parent environments as list or grid RStudio saves the call history,
Access markdown guide at Code diagnostics that appear in the margin. workspace, and working
Help > Markdown Quick Reference Hover over diagnostic symbols for details. directory associated with a
Name of project. It reloads each when
current project
Jump to Set knitr Run this and Run this Syntax highlighting based you re-open a project.
chunk chunk all previous code chunk on your file's extension
options code chunks
Tab completion to finish RStudio opens plots in a dedicated Plots pane
function names, file paths, Displays saved objects by View in data View function
arguments, and more. type with short description viewer source code

Multi-language code Navigate Open in Export Delete Delete

snippets to quickly use recent plots window plot plot all plots
common blocks of code.
RStudio recognizes that files named app.R, GUI Package manager lists every installed package
server.R, ui.R, and global.R belong to a shiny app Jump to function in file Change file type
Create Upload Delete Rename Change
folder file file file directory Install Update Create reproducible package
Packages Packages library for your project
Run Choose Publish to Manage Path to displayed directory
app location to shinyapps.io publish Working Maximize,
view app or server accounts Directory minimize panes
Press ! to see Drag pane A File browser keyed to your working directory. Click to load package with Package Delete
command history boundaries Click on file or directory name to open. library(). Unclick to detach version from
package with detach() installed library
Debug Mode Version Control with Git or SVN
RStudio opens documentation in a dedicated Help pane
Launch debugger Open traceback to examine Turn on at Tools > Project Options > Git/SVN
Open with debug(), browse(), or a breakpoint. RStudio will open the mode from origin the functions that R called Push/Pull View
Stage Show file Commit
debugger mode when it encounters a breakpoint while executing code. of error before the error occurred di staged files to remote History
files:
Home page of Search within Search for
helpful links help file help file
Click next to A Added
line number to D Deleted Viewer Pane displays HTML content, such as Shiny apps,
add/remove a
M Modified RMarkdown reports, and interactive visualizations
breakpoint. R Renamed Open shell to current
? Untracked type commands branch

Highlighted Stop Shiny Publish to shinyapps.io, Refresh

line shows Package Writing app rpubs, RSConnect,
where
execution has File > New Project > View(<data>) opens spreadsheet like view of data set
paused New Directory > R Package
Turn project into package,
Run commands in Examine variables Select function Step through Step into and Resume Quit debug Enable roxygen documentation with
environment where in executing in traceback to code one line out of functions execution mode Tools > Project Options > Build Tools
execution has paused environment debug at a time to run Filter rows by value Sort by Search
Roxygen guide at or value range values for value
Help > Roxygen Quick Reference

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 1 LAYOUT Windows/Linux Mac 4 WRITE CODE Windows /Linux Mac 5 DEBUG CODE Windows/Linux Mac
Move focus to Source Editor Ctrl+1 Ctrl+1 Attempt completion Tab or Ctrl+Space Tab or Cmd+Space Toggle Breakpoint Shift+F9 Shift+F9
Navigate candidates !/" !/" Execute Next Line F10 F10
Move focus to Console Ctrl+2 Ctrl+2
Accept candidate Enter, Tab, or # Enter, Tab, or # Step Into Function Shift+F4 Shift+F4
Move focus to Help Ctrl+3 Ctrl+3
Dismiss candidates Esc Esc Finish Function/Loop Shift+F6 Shift+F6
Show History Ctrl+4 Ctrl+4 Undo Ctrl+Z Cmd+Z Continue Shift+F5 Shift+F5
Show Files Ctrl+5 Ctrl+5 Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z Cmd+Shift+Z
Show Plots Ctrl+6 Ctrl+6 Stop Debugging Shift+F8 Shift+F8
Cut Ctrl+X Cmd+X
Show Packages Ctrl+7 Ctrl+7 Copy Ctrl+C Cmd+C 6 VERSION CONTROL Windows/Linux Mac
Show Environment Ctrl+8 Ctrl+8 Paste Ctrl+V Cmd+V Show di Ctrl+Alt+D Ctrl+Option+D
Show Git/SVN Ctrl+9 Ctrl+9 Select All Ctrl+A Cmd+A Commit changes Ctrl+Alt+M Ctrl+Option+M
Show Build Ctrl+0 Ctrl+0 Delete Line Ctrl+D Cmd+D Scroll di view Ctrl+!/" Ctrl+!/"
2 RUN CODE Windows/Linux Mac Select Shift+[Arrow] Shift+[Arrow] Stage/Unstage (Git) Spacebar Spacebar
Select Word Ctrl+Shift+ $/# Option+Shift+ $/# Stage/Unstage and move to next Enter Enter
Search command history Ctrl+! Cmd+!
Select to Line Start Alt+Shift+$ Cmd+Shift+$
Navigate command history !/" !/" 7 MAKE PACKAGES Windows/Linux Mac
Select to Line End Alt+Shift+# Cmd+Shift+#
Move cursor to start of line Home Cmd+$ Build and Reload Ctrl+Shift+B Cmd+Shift+B
Select Page Up/Down Shift+PageUp/Down Shift+PageUp/Down
Move cursor to end of line End Cmd+ # Select to Start/End Shift+Alt+!/" Cmd+Shift+!/" Load All (devtools) Ctrl+Shift+L Cmd+Shift+L
Change working directory Ctrl+Shift+H Ctrl+Shift+H Delete Word Left Ctrl+Backspace Ctrl+Opt+Backspace Test Package (Desktop) Ctrl+Shift+T Cmd+Shift+T
Interrupt current command Esc Esc Delete Word Right Option+Delete Test Package (Web) Ctrl+Alt+F7 Cmd+Alt+F7
Clear console Ctrl+L Ctrl+L Delete to Line End Ctrl+K Check Package Ctrl+Shift+E Cmd+Shift+E
Quit Session (desktop only) Ctrl+Q Cmd+Q Delete to Line Start Option+Backspace Document Package Ctrl+Shift+D Cmd+Shift+D
Restart R Session Ctrl+Shift+F10 Cmd+Shift+F10 Indent Tab (at start of line) Tab (at start of line)
8 DOCUMENTS AND APPS Windows/Linux Mac
Run current line/selection Ctrl+Enter Cmd+Enter Outdent Shift+Tab Shift+Tab
Yank line up to cursor Ctrl+U Ctrl+U Preview HTML (Markdown, etc.) Ctrl+Shift+K Cmd+Shift+K
Run current (retain cursor) Alt+Enter Option+Enter
Yank line after cursor Ctrl+K Ctrl+K Knit Document (knitr) Ctrl+Shift+K Cmd+Shift+K
Run from current to end Ctrl+Alt+E Cmd+Option+E
Insert yanked text Ctrl+Y Ctrl+Y Compile Notebook Ctrl+Shift+K Cmd+Shift+K
Run the current function Ctrl+Alt+F Cmd+Option+F
Insert <- Alt+- Option+- Compile PDF (TeX and Sweave) Ctrl+Shift+K Cmd+Shift+K
definition
Source a file Ctrl+Shift+O Cmd+Shift+O
Insert %>% Ctrl+Shift+M Cmd+Shift+M Insert chunk (Sweave and Knitr) Ctrl+Alt+I Cmd+Option+I
Source the current file Ctrl+Shift+S Cmd+Shift+S
Show help for function F1 F1 Insert code section Ctrl+Shift+R Cmd+Shift+R
Source with echo Ctrl+Shift+Enter Cmd+Shift+Enter
Show source code F2 F2 Re-run previous region Ctrl+Shift+P Cmd+Shift+P
3 NAVIGATE CODE Windows /Linux Mac unction
New document Ctrl+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+N Run current document Ctrl+Alt+R Cmd+Option+R
Goto File/Function Ctrl+. Ctrl+. New document (Chrome) Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N Cmd+Shift+Alt+N Run from start to current line Ctrl+Alt+B Cmd+Option+B
Fold Selected Alt+L Cmd+Option+L Open document Ctrl+O Cmd+O Run the current code section Ctrl+Alt+T Cmd+Option+T
Unfold Selected Shift+Alt+L Cmd+Shift+Option+L Save document Ctrl+S Cmd+S Run previous Sweave/Rmd code Ctrl+Alt+P Cmd+Option+P
Fold All Alt+O Cmd+Option+O Close document Ctrl+W Cmd+W
Run the current chunk Ctrl+Alt+C Cmd+Option+C
Unfold All Shift+Alt+O Cmd+Shift+Option+O Close document (Chrome) Ctrl+Alt+W Cmd+Option+W
Run the next chunk Ctrl+Alt+N Cmd+Option+N
Close all documents Ctrl+Shift+W Cmd+Shift+W
Go to line Shift+Alt+G Cmd+Shift+Option+G Sync Editor & PDF Preview Ctrl+F8 Cmd+F8
Extract function Ctrl+Alt+X Cmd+Option+X
Jump to Shift+Alt+J Cmd+Shift+Option+J
Extract variable Ctrl+Alt+V Cmd+Option+V Previous plot Ctrl+Alt+F11 Cmd+Option+F11
Switch to tab Ctrl+Shift+. Ctrl+Shift+. Reindent lines Ctrl+I Cmd+I
Previous tab Ctrl+F11 Ctrl+F11 Next plot Ctrl+Alt+F12 Cmd+Option+F12
(Un)Comment lines Ctrl+Shift+C Cmd+Shift+C
Next tab Ctrl+F12 Ctrl+F12 Reflow Comment Ctrl+Shift+/ Cmd+Shift+/ Show Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+Shift+K Option+Shift+K
First tab Ctrl+Shift+F11 Ctrl+Shift+F11 Reformat Selection Ctrl+Shift+A Cmd+Shift+A
Last tab Ctrl+Shift+F12 Ctrl+Shift+F12 Select within braces Ctrl+Shift+E Ctrl+Shift+E Why RStudio Server Pro?
Navigate back Ctrl+F9 Cmd+F9 Show Diagnostics Ctrl+Shift+Alt+P Cmd+Shift+Alt+P Do everything you would do with the open source server with a
Navigate forward Ctrl+F10 Cmd+F10 Transpose Letters Ctrl+T commercial license, support, and more.
Jump to Brace Ctrl+P Ctrl+P Move Lines Up/Down Alt+!/" Option+!/" edit the same project at the same time as others
Copy Lines Up/Down Shift+Alt+!/" Cmd+Option+!/" switch easily from one version of R to a dierent version
Select within Braces Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E
Add New Cursor Above Ctrl+Alt+Up Ctrl+Alt+Up
Use Selection for Find Ctrl+F3 Cmd+E open and run multiple R sessions simultaneously
Add New Cursor Below Ctrl+Alt+Down Ctrl+Alt+Down
Find in Files Ctrl+Shift+F Cmd+Shift+F Move Active Cursor Up Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Up
see what you and others are doing on your server
Find Next Win: F3, Linux: Ctrl+G Cmd+G Move Active Cursor Down Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Down tune your resources to improve performance
Find Previous W: Shift+F3, L: Ctrl+Shift Cmd+Shift+G Find and Replace Ctrl+F Cmd+F integrate with your authentication, authorization, and audit practices
Jump to Word +G $/#
Ctrl+ Option+ $/# Use Selection for Find Ctrl+F3 Cmd+E Download a free 45 day evaluation at
Jump to Start/End Ctrl+!/" Cmd+!/" Replace and Find Ctrl+Shift+J Cmd+Shift+J www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio-server-pro/
RStudio is a trademark of RStudio, Inc. CC BY RStudio info@rstudio.com 844-448-1212 rstudio.com More cheat sheets at http://www.rstudio.com/resources/cheatsheets/ Learn more at support.rstudio.com RStudio IDE 0.99.832 Updated: 01/16