knitr (version 1.4.1)

knit2pdf: Convert Rnw or Rrst files to PDF using knit() and texi2pdf() or rst2pdf()

Description

Knit the input Rnw or Rrst document, and compile to PDF using texi2pdf or rst2pdf.

Usage

knit2pdf(input, output = NULL, compiler = NULL, envir = parent.frame(), quiet = FALSE, 
    encoding = getOption("encoding"), ...)

Arguments

compiler

a character string which gives the LaTeX program used to compile the tex document to PDF (by default it uses the default setting of texi2pdf, which is often PDFLaTeX); this argument will be us

...

options to be passed to texi2pdf or rst2pdf

input

path of the input file

output

path of the output file for knit(); if NULL, this function will try to guess and it will be under the current working directory

envir

the environment in which the code chunks are to be evaluated (can use new.env() to guarantee an empty new environment)

quiet

whether to suppress the progress bar and messages

encoding

the encoding of the input file; see file

Value

• The filename of the PDF file.

See Also

knit, texi2pdf, rst2pdf

Examples

#' compile with xelatex
## knit2pdf(..., compiler = 'xelatex')

#' compile a reST file with rst2pdf
## knit2pdf(..., compiler = 'rst2pdf')