Insert a file into a file?

[jmcurran]

Is there a shortcut key, or even a way to insert a file into a file - like C-x i does in Emacs?

[woodward]

If you type Alt-Shift-K in RStudio it shows all the keyboard shortcuts. I don't see one for Insert File.

[jmcurran]

Yep - me either, but I wondered if there was some hidden functionality or somewhere were we could request the feature.

[Andrea]

Is there a shortcut key, or even a way [..]

The following is a way, even though it's not a (single) shortcut. Given files source and dest:

• Open source, click ⌘+A(Select All), then ⌘+C(Copy)
• Open dest, click at desired insertion point, then click ⌘+V(Paste)

Hope this helps!

[Andrea]

BTW, I just asked if there could be a simple way to "record" the sequence of actions and bind it to a shortcut:

R Studio macros

@Andrea The main solution that comes to mind would be to create an RStudio Addin that uses the rstudioapi package (e.g. getActiveDocumentContext()). The addin could then be bound to a keyboard shortcut. Unfortunately this requires a large amount of background knowledge (because the addin has to be saved in an R package structure), so it wouldn't be possible to record the macro.

The answer is that it's possible, but it requires detailed knowledge of the R Studio API.