pandoc_available: Check whether pandoc is available
Description
Determine whether pandoc is currently available on the system, optionally
checking for a specific version or greater.
Usage
pandoc_available(version = NULL)
Arguments
version
Required version of pandoc
Value
Logical indicating whether a version of pandoc is available
Details
The system path as well as the version of pandoc shipped with RStudio (if
running under RStudio) are scanned for pandoc and the highest version
available is used.
library(rmarkdown)
if (pandoc_available())
cat("pandoc is available!\n")
if (pandoc_available("1.12.3"))
cat("requried version of pandoc is available!\n")