Update the last-updated field in standalone R files

Updates the last-updated field in the YAML header of standalone files to today's date. Supports single file or batch update for all standalone files in a directory.

Usage

update_time_in_standalone(path = NULL)

Arguments

path

Character. Path to a standalone file or a directory. If NULL and rstudioapi is available, uses the currently active document. Defaults to NULL.

Value

Invisibly returns a character vector of updated file paths.

Examples

# \donttest{
update_time_in_standalone(tempdir())
#> ✔ Updated last-updated to "2026-07-30" in 1 file.
# }