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Using Make to compile multiple Rmd files in a directory
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Makefile
# This lets you type `make`
# and will pandoc all *.Rmd files in the letters directory
# into pdfs stored in the output directory
all: readme letters
#generate all letters
SRC=$(wildcard letters/*.Rmd)
OUT=$(patsubst letters/%.Rmd, output/%.pdf, $(SRC))
letters: $(OUT)
#CLEAN
#remove any output (non-data) files
clean:
rm -f README.md
cleanall:
rm -f README.md
rm -f output/*
#OUTPUT
#Project README
readme: README.Rmd
R -e "rmarkdown::render('$(<F)')"
#Generate a specific letter
output/%.pdf: letters/%.Rmd
cd $(<D); R -e "rmarkdown::render('$(<F)', output_format = 'all', output_dir = '../output/')"
#output/$(OUT): $(SRC)
# cd $(<D); R -e "rmarkdown::render('$(<F)', output_format = 'all', output_dir = '../output/')"
#output/%: $(SRC)
# cd letters; R -e "lapply($@, rmarkdown::render, output_format = 'all')"
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