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The RStudio User Preferences, their description and default value.

Usage

prefs_rstudio

Format

A list with 244 items:

run_rprofile_on_resume

Whether to run .Rprofile again after resuming a suspended R session.

save_workspace

Whether to save the workspace to an .Rdata file after the R session ends.

load_workspace

Whether to load the workspace when the R session begins.

initial_working_directory

The initial working directory for new R sessions.

cran_mirror

The CRAN mirror to use.

bioconductor_mirror_name

The name of the default Bioconductor mirror.

bioconductor_mirror_url

The URL of the default Bioconductor mirror.

always_save_history

Whether to always save the R console history.

remove_history_duplicates

Whether to remove duplicate entries from the R console history.

show_last_dot_value

Show the result of the last expression (.Last.value) in the Environment pane.

line_ending_conversion

The line ending format to use when saving files.

use_newlines_in_makefiles

Whether to use newlines when saving Makefiles.

windows_terminal_shell

The terminal shell to use on Windows.

posix_terminal_shell

The terminal shell to use on POSIX operating systems (MacOS and Linux).

custom_shell_command

The fully qualified path to the custom shell command to use in the Terminal tab.

custom_shell_options

The command-line options to pass to the custom shell command.

show_line_numbers

Show line numbers in RStudio's code editor.

relative_line_numbers

Show relative, rather than absolute, line numbers in RStudio's code editor.

highlight_selected_word

Highlight the selected word in RStudio's code editor.

highlight_selected_line

Highlight the selected line in RStudio's code editor.

panes

Layout of panes in the RStudio workbench.

allow_source_columns

Whether to enable the ability to add source columns to display.

use_spaces_for_tab

Whether to insert spaces when pressing the Tab key.

num_spaces_for_tab

The number of spaces to insert when pressing the Tab key.

auto_detect_indentation

Whether to automatically detect indentation settings from file contents.

show_margin

Whether to show the margin guide in the RStudio code editor.

blinking_cursor

Whether to flash the cursor off and on.

margin_column

The number of columns of text after which the margin is shown.

show_invisibles

Whether to show invisible characters, such as spaces and tabs, in the RStudio code editor.

indent_guides

Style for indentation guides in the RStudio code editor.

continue_comments_on_newline

Whether to continue comments (by inserting the comment character) after adding a new line.

highlight_web_link

Whether web links in comments are clickable.

editor_keybindings

The keybindings to use in the RStudio code editor.

insert_matching

Whether to insert matching pairs, such as () and [], when the first is typed.

insert_spaces_around_equals

Whether to insert spaces around the equals sign in R code.

insert_parens_after_function_completion

Whether to insert parentheses after function completions.

tab_multiline_completion

Whether to attempt completion of multiple-line statements when pressing Tab.

tab_completion

Whether to attempt completion of statements when pressing Tab.

show_help_tooltip_on_idle

Whether to show help tooltips for functions when the cursor has not been recently moved.

surround_selection

Which kinds of delimiters can be used to surround the current selection.

enable_snippets

Whether to enable code snippets in the RStudio code editor.

code_completion

When to use auto-completion for R code in the RStudio code editor.

code_completion_other

When to use auto-completion for other languages (such as JavaScript and SQL) in the RStudio code editor.

console_code_completion

Whether to always use code completion in the R console.

code_completion_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before offering code suggestions.

code_completion_characters

The number of characters in a symbol that can be entered before completions are offered.

show_function_signature_tooltips

Whether to show function signature tooltips during autocompletion.

show_diagnostics_r

Whether to show diagnostic messages (such as syntax and usage errors) for R code as you type.

show_diagnostics_cpp

Whether to show diagnostic messages for C++ code as you type.

show_diagnostics_yaml

Whether to show diagnostic messages for YAML code as you type.

show_diagnostics_other

Whether to show diagnostic messages for other types of code (not R, C++, or YAML).

style_diagnostics

Whether to show style diagnostics (suggestions for improving R code style)

diagnostics_on_save

Whether to check code for problems after saving it.

background_diagnostics

Whether to run code diagnostics in the background, as you type.

background_diagnostics_delay_ms

The number of milliseconds to delay before running code diagnostics in the background.

diagnostics_in_r_function_calls

Whether to run diagnostics in R function calls.

check_arguments_to_r_function_calls

Whether to check arguments to R function calls.

check_unexpected_assignment_in_function_call

Whether to check for unexpected variable assignments inside R function calls.

warn_if_no_such_variable_in_scope

Whether to generate a warning if a variable is used without being defined in the current scope.

warn_variable_defined_but_not_used

Whether to generate a warning if a variable is defined without being used in the current scope

auto_discover_package_dependencies

Whether to automatically discover and offer to install missing R package dependencies.

auto_append_newline

Whether to ensure that source files end with a newline character.

strip_trailing_whitespace

Whether to strip trailing whitespace from each line when saving.

restore_source_document_cursor_position

Whether to save the position of the cursor when a file is closed, restore it when the file is opened.

reindent_on_paste

Whether to automatically re-indent code when it's pasted into RStudio.

vertically_align_arguments_indent

Whether to vertically align arguments to R function calls during automatic indentation.

soft_wrap_r_files

Whether to soft-wrap R source files, wrapping the text for display without inserting newline characters.

soft_wrap_rmd_files

Whether to soft-wrap R Markdown files (and similar types such as R HTML and R Notebooks)

focus_console_after_exec

Whether to focus the R console after executing an R command from a script.

fold_style

The style of folding to use.

save_before_sourcing

Whether to automatically save scripts before executing them.

syntax_color_console

Whether to use syntax highlighting in the R console.

highlight_console_errors

Whether to display error, warning, and message output in a different color.

scroll_past_end_of_document

Whether to allow scrolling past the end of a file.

highlight_r_function_calls

Whether to highlight R function calls in the code editor.

color_preview

Whether to show preview for named and hexadecimal colors.

rainbow_parentheses

Whether to highlight parentheses in a variety of colors.

rainbow_fenced_divs

Whether to highlight fenced divs in a variety of colors.

console_line_length_limit

The maximum number of characters to display in a single line in the R console.

console_max_lines

The maximum number of console actions to store and display in the console scrollback buffer.

ansi_console_mode

How to treat ANSI escape codes in the console.

limit_visible_console

Whether to only show a limited window of the total console output

show_inline_toolbar_for_r_code_chunks

Whether to show a toolbar on code chunks in R Markdown documents.

highlight_code_chunks

Whether to highlight code chunks in R Markdown documents with a different background color.

save_files_before_build

Whether to save all open, unsaved files before building the project.

font_size_points

The default editor font size, in points.

help_font_size_points

The help panel font size, in points.

editor_theme

The name of the color theme to apply to the text editor in RStudio.

server_editor_font_enabled

Whether to use a custom editor font in RStudio Server.

server_editor_font

The name of the fixed-width editor font to use with RStudio Server.

default_encoding

The default character encoding to use when saving files.

toolbar_visible

Whether to show the toolbar at the top of the RStudio workbench.

default_project_location

The directory path under which to place new projects by default.

source_with_echo

Whether to echo R code when sourcing it.

default_sweave_engine

The default engine to use when processing Sweave documents.

default_latex_program

The default program to use when processing LaTeX documents.

use_roxygen

Whether to use Roxygen for documentation.

use_dataimport

Whether to use RStudio's data import feature.

pdf_previewer

The program to use to preview PDF files after generation.

always_enable_rnw_concordance

Whether to always enable the concordance for RNW files.

insert_numbered_latex_sections

Whether to insert numbered sections in LaTeX.

spelling_dictionary_language

The language of the spelling dictionary to use for spell checking.

spelling_custom_dictionaries

The list of custom dictionaries to use when spell checking.

document_load_lint_delay

The number of milliseconds to wait before linting a document after it is loaded.

ignore_uppercase_words

Whether to ignore words in uppercase when spell checking.

ignore_words_with_numbers

Whether to ignore words with numbers in them when spell checking.

real_time_spellchecking

Whether to enable real-time spellchecking by default.

navigate_to_build_error

Whether to navigate to build errors.

packages_pane_enabled

Whether to enable RStudio's Packages pane.

cpp_template

C++ template.

restore_source_documents

Whether to restore the last opened source documents when RStudio starts up.

handle_errors_in_user_code_only

Whether to handle errors only when user code is on the stack.

auto_expand_error_tracebacks

Whether to automatically expand tracebacks when an error occurs.

check_for_updates

Whether to check for new versions of RStudio when RStudio starts.

show_internal_functions

Whether to show functions without source references in the Traceback pane while debugging.

shiny_viewer_type

Where to display Shiny applications when they are run.

shiny_background_jobs

Whether to run Shiny applications as background jobs.

plumber_viewer_type

Where to display Shiny applications when they are run.

document_author

The default name to use as the document author when creating new documents.

rmd_auto_date

Use current date when rendering document

rmd_preferred_template_path

The path to the preferred R Markdown template.

rmd_viewer_type

Where to display R Markdown documents when they have completed rendering.

show_publish_diagnostics

Whether to show verbose diagnostic information when publishing content.

enable_cloud_publish_ui

Whether to show UI for publishing content to Posit Cloud.

publish_check_certificates

Whether to check remote server SSL certificates when publishing content.

use_publish_ca_bundle

Whether to use a custom certificate authority (CA) bundle when publishing content.

publish_ca_bundle

The path to the custom certificate authority (CA) bundle to use when publishing content.

rmd_chunk_output_inline

Whether to show chunk output inline for ordinary R Markdown documents.

show_doc_outline_rmd

Whether to show the document outline by default when opening R Markdown documents.

auto_run_setup_chunk

Whether to automatically run an R Markdown document's Setup chunk before running other chunks.

hide_console_on_chunk_execute

Whether to hide the R console when executing inline R Markdown chunks.

execution_behavior

The unit of R code to execute when the Execute command is invoked.

show_terminal_tab

Whether to show the Terminal tab.

terminal_local_echo

Whether to use local echo in the Terminal.

terminal_websockets

Whether to use websockets to communicate with the shell in the Terminal tab.

terminal_close_behavior

Whether to close the terminal pane after the shell exits.

terminal_track_environment

Whether to track and save changes to system environment variables in the Terminal.

terminal_bell_style

Terminal bell style

terminal_renderer

Terminal rendering engine: canvas is faster, dom may be needed for some browsers or graphics cards

terminal_weblinks

Whether web links displayed in the Terminal tab are made clickable.

show_rmd_render_command

Whether to print the render command use to knit R Markdown documents in the R Markdown tab.

enable_text_drag

Whether to enable moving text on the editing surface by clicking and dragging it.

show_hidden_files

Whether to show hidden files in the Files pane.

always_shown_files

List of file names (case sensitive) that are always shown in the Files Pane, regardless of whether hidden files are shown

always_shown_extensions

List of file extensions (beginning with ., not case sensitive) that are always shown in the Files Pane, regardless of whether hidden files are shown

sort_file_names_naturally

Whether to sort file names naturally, so that e.g., file10.R comes after file9.R

sync_files_pane_working_dir

Whether to change the directory in the Files pane automatically when the working directory in R changes.

jobs_tab_visibility

The visibility of the Jobs tab.

show_launcher_jobs_tab

Whether to show the Workbench Jobs tab in RStudio Pro and RStudio Workbench.

launcher_jobs_sort

How to sort jobs in the Workbench Jobs tab in RStudio Pro and RStudio Workbench.

busy_detection

How to detect busy status in the Terminal.

busy_exclusion_list

A list of apps that should not be considered busy in the Terminal.

knit_working_dir

The working directory to use when knitting R Markdown documents.

doc_outline_show

Which objects to show in the document outline pane.

latex_preview_on_cursor_idle

When to preview LaTeX mathematical equations when cursor has not moved recently.

wrap_tab_navigation

Whether to wrap around when going to the previous or next editor tab.

global_theme

The theme to use for the main RStudio user interface.

git_diff_ignore_whitespace

Whether to ignore whitespace when generating diffs of version controlled files.

console_double_click_select

Whether double-clicking should select a word in the Console pane.

console_suspend_blocked_notice

Whether the 'Auto Suspension Blocked' icon should appear in the R Console toolbar.

console_suspend_blocked_notice_delay

How long to wait before warning that automatic session suspension has been paused. Higher values for less frequent notices.

new_proj_git_init

Whether a git repo should be initialized inside new projects by default.

new_proj_use_renv

Whether an renv environment should be created inside new projects by default.

root_document

The root document to use when compiling PDF documents.

show_user_home_page

When to show the server home page in RStudio Workbench.

reuse_sessions_for_project_links

Whether to reuse sessions when opening projects in RStudio Workbench.

vcs_enabled

Whether to enable RStudio's version control system interface.

vcs_autorefresh

Automatically refresh VCS status?

git_exe_path

The path to the Git executable to use.

svn_exe_path

The path to the Subversion executable to use.

terminal_path

The path to the terminal executable to use.

rsa_key_path

The path to the SSH key file to use.

ssh_key_type

The encryption type to use for the SSH key file.

use_devtools

Whether to use the devtools R package.

clean_before_install

Always use –preclean when installing package.

use_internet2

Whether to use Internet2 for networking on R for Windows.

use_secure_download

Whether to use secure downloads when fetching R packages.

cleanup_after_r_cmd_check

Whether to clean up temporary files after running R CMD CHECK.

view_dir_after_r_cmd_check

Whether to view the directory after running R CMD CHECK.

hide_object_files

Whether to hide object files in the Files pane.

restore_last_project

Whether to restore the last project when starting RStudio.

project_safe_startup_seconds

The number of seconds after which a project is deemed to have successfully started.

use_tinytex

Use tinytex to compile .tex files.

clean_texi2dvi_output

Whether to clean output after running Texi2Dvi.

latex_shell_escape

Whether to enable shell escaping with LaTeX documents.

restore_project_r_version

Whether to restore the last version of R used by the project in RStudio Pro and RStudio Workbench.

clang_verbose

The verbosity level to use with Clang (0 - 2)

submit_crash_reports

Whether to automatically submit crash reports to RStudio.

default_r_version

The R version to use by default.

data_viewer_max_columns

The maximum number of columns to show at once in the data viewer.

data_viewer_max_cell_size

The maximum number of characters to show in a data viewer cell.

enable_screen_reader

Support accessibility aids such as screen readers.

typing_status_delay_ms

Number of milliseconds to wait after last keystroke before updating live region.

reduced_motion

Reduce use of animations in the user interface.

tab_key_move_focus

Tab key moves focus out of text editing controls instead of inserting tabs.

find_panel_legacy_tab_sequence

In source editor find panel, tab key moves focus directly from find text to replace text.

show_focus_rectangles

Control with keyboard focus displays a visual focus indicator.

show_panel_focus_rectangle

Show which panel contains keyboard focus.

auto_save_on_idle

How to deal with changes to documents on idle.

auto_save_idle_ms

The idle period, in milliseconds, after which documents should be auto-saved.

auto_save_on_blur

Whether to automatically save when the editor loses focus.

terminal_initial_directory

Initial directory for new terminals.

full_project_path_in_window_title

Whether to show the full path to project in desktop window title.

visual_markdown_editing_is_default

Whether to enable visual editing by default for new markdown documents

visual_markdown_editing_list_spacing

Default spacing for lists created in the visual editor

visual_markdown_editing_wrap

Whether to automatically wrap text when writing markdown

visual_markdown_editing_wrap_at_column

The column to wrap text at when writing markdown

visual_markdown_editing_references_location

Placement of footnotes within markdown output.

visual_markdown_editing_canonical

Whether to write canonical visual mode markdown when saving from source mode.

visual_markdown_editing_max_content_width

Maximum content width for visual editing mode, in pixels

visual_markdown_editing_show_doc_outline

Whether to show the document outline by default when opening R Markdown documents in visual mode.

visual_markdown_editing_show_margin

Whether to show the margin guide in the visual mode code blocks.

visual_markdown_code_editor_line_numbers

Whether to show line numbers in the code editors used in visual mode

visual_markdown_editing_font_size_points

The default visual editing mode font size, in points

visual_markdown_code_editor

The name of the editor to use to provide code editing in visual mode

zotero_libraries

Zotero libraries to insert citations from.

emoji_skintone

Preferred emoji skintone

disabled_aria_live_announcements

List of aria-live announcements to disable.

screenreader_console_announce_limit

Maximum number of lines of console output announced after a command.

file_monitor_ignored_components

List of path components; file monitor will ignore paths containing one or more of these components.

install_pkg_deps_individually

Whether to install R package dependencies one at a time.

graphics_backend

R graphics backend.

graphics_antialiasing

Type of anti-aliasing to be used for generated R plots.

browser_fixed_width_fonts

List of fixed-width fonts to check for browser support.

python_type

The Python type.

python_version

The Python version.

python_path

The path to the default Python interpreter.

save_retry_timeout

The maximum amount of seconds of retry for save operations.

insert_native_pipe_operator

Whether the Insert Pipe Operator command should use the native R pipe operator, |>

command_palette_mru

Whether to keep track of recently used commands in the Command Palette

show_memory_usage

Whether to compute and show memory usage in the Environment Pane

memory_query_interval_seconds

How many seconds to wait between automatic requeries of memory statistics (0 to disable)

terminal_python_integration

Enable Python terminal hooks. When enabled, the RStudio-configured version of Python will be placed on the PATH.

session_protocol_debug

Enable session protocol debug logging showing all session requests and events

python_project_environment_automatic_activate

When enabled, if the active project contains a Python virtual environment, then RStudio will automatically activate this environment on startup.

check_null_external_pointers

When enabled, RStudio will detect R objects containing null external pointers when building the Environment pane, and avoid introspecting their contents further.

ui_language

The IDE's user-interface language.

native_file_dialogs

Whether RStudio Desktop will use the operating system's native File and Message dialog boxes.

discard_pending_console_input_on_error

When enabled, any pending console input will be discarded when an (uncaught) R error occurs.

editor_scroll_multiplier

An integer value, 1-200, to set the editor scroll multiplier. The higher the value, the faster the scrolling.

text_rendering

Control how text is rendered within the IDE surface.

disable_renderer_accessibility

Disable Electron accessibility support.

copilot_enabled

When enabled, RStudio will use GitHub Copilot to provide code suggestions.

copilot_completions_delay

The delay (in milliseconds) before GitHub Copilot completions are requested after the cursor position has changed.