rmarkdown put date

To include the date in an R Markdown document, you can follow these steps:

  1. Start by opening your R Markdown document in RStudio or any other text editor.

  2. In your R Markdown document, create a new code chunk by typing three backticks (```) followed by the letter "r" and then three more backticks. This will allow you to write and execute R code within the code chunk.

  3. Inside the code chunk, use the Sys.Date() function to get the current date. This function returns a date object representing the current date in your system. Assign the result to a variable, let's say current_date, using the assignment operator (<-).

  4. Now, to display the date in your document, you can use the inline code syntax in R Markdown. Place a single backtick (`) before and after the variable name current_date to indicate that it is an inline code expression.

  5. Finally, knit your R Markdown document to produce the output. You can do this by clicking the "Knit" button in RStudio or by running the render() function in the R console.

By following these steps, the current date will be displayed in your R Markdown document.