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Run the current chunk

CmdOptionC

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

Practice this

In RStudio, Ctrl + Alt + C will run the current chunk. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + C instead.

Where it works: Source editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdOptionC`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlAltC`

Where this comes from

Keyboard Shortcuts in the RStudio IDE - Posit Support

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More RStudio shortcuts

Source the current document Cmd + Shift + S
Fold every section Cmd + Option + O
Unfold every section Cmd + Shift + Option + O
Go to a line Cmd + Shift + Option + G
Go to the next section Cmd + Page Down
Go to the previous section Cmd + Page Up
Extract a function from the selection Cmd + Option + X
Extract a variable from the selection Cmd + Option + V

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