Introduction

Rnw (R NoWeb) files combine LaTeX markup with embedded R code chunks, following the Sweave and knitr literate programming conventions. This format is commonly used in R-based reproducible research workflows.

Usage

Use the .rnw file extension, or the --to rnw or --from rnw options, when converting to/from Rnw e.g.

stencila convert doc.smd doc.rnw

Implementation

Rnw support is implemented in the Rust crate codec-rnw.

Limitations

Conversion is lossy for Stencila node types that have no LaTeX or R code chunk equivalent.

Complex knitr chunk options may not be fully mapped to Stencila code chunk properties.

Stencila does not process Sweave/knitr directives natively; R code chunks are represented as Stencila code chunks.