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R MarkDown Error: pandoc version 1.12.3 or higher is required and was not found

I'm using R Studios Cloud but I am suddenly experiencing difficulty knitting my markdown in any format (html, pdf & word).

This is the error I'm thrown when I press the knit button:

    pandoc version 1.12.3 or higher is required and was not found (see the help page ? 
    rmarkdown::pandoc_available).
    Execution halted

I then check if pandoc is installed via pandoc_available():

> pandoc_available()
[1] FALSE

False, so I try to install pandoc again? (I do not recall uninstalling it)

> installr::install.pandoc()
sh: 1: ifconfig: not found
Error in system("ifconfig", intern = TRUE) : error in running command

However, again I get another error for ifconfig: not found.

I am new to learning R and programming as a whole. I'm quite stumped. I have checked recent threads including popular solutions (linked below) to no avail.

I have also tried opening a new markdown file but still could not get knit to work.

I'd appreciate any help on this one.

popular solution to resolve pandoc version 1.12.3 error

Solution

  • Found the solution.

    Relaunch your project by clicking on the 3 dots in the upper right corner.

    See thread here.

    Seems to be a common error happening to a lot of r studio cloud users in the past 24 hours.