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Run the current line or selection

CmdReturn

Mac Desktop app RStudio IDE

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In RStudio, Ctrl + Enter will run the current line or selection. On a Mac, press Cmd + Return instead.

Where it works: Source editor

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdReturn`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlEnter`

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

Run the whole document Cmd + Option + R
Run from the start to the current line Cmd + Option + B
Run from the current line to the end Cmd + Option + E
Run the current code section Cmd + Option + T
Run the current chunk Cmd + Option + C
Source the current document Cmd + Shift + S
Fold every section Cmd + Option + O
Unfold every section Cmd + Shift + Option + O

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