Need the filename of the Rnw when knitr runs in rStudio

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When working on a reproducible research project, I would like to know the name of the Rnw file that is being run to use as an R variable. This would be analogous to inserting an MSExcel filename in a footer I am using RStudio Server on Ubuntu. Thank you.

Accepted Answer

You can use the following two idioms to fetch the directory and name of the current file in `knitr`:

```
knitr:::.knitEnv$input.dir
knitr:::knit_concord$get("infile")
```

This is independent of RStudio, the `knitr` package is entirely responsible for this. These are private functions and variables that can change at any time without notice, so if you need something reliable, you might want to file an issue on GitHub.

Need the filename of the Rnw when knitr runs in rStudio

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