How to display ``` in knitr chunks?

Question

I'm generating a knitr (focusing on .Rmd files) manual for a project and wanted to embed a code chunk that actually displays the " ``` " marks as well as the internal chunk syntax. E.g.

``` {r sample, eval= FALSE}

Code example

```

So basically the exact visual you see above. Any thoughts on how to do this?

Answer 1

You can do this by using four spaces before your code as follows:

So this:

Becomes this:

There also is this SO-meta discussion on how to escape this backtick in Markdown

Answer 2

If you mean how to display the three backticks, the answer is "indent by 4 spaces" (see Pandoc's four-space rule)". If you mean how to display a literal knitr code chunk, the answer has been given by knitr FAQ #8.