create single, standalone html bookdown file w/gitbook format & style

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How do I create a single, standalone bookdown html file that retains the gitbook format/style? Using the bookdown demo, my goal is to create a single .html file that I can share or publish to my website. I want to retain the gitbook style (table of contents, layout, color, etc) but I don't want the format as gitbook or epub; I want the format as a single .html file.

This post is related but does not answer my question. When I add 'split_by:none' to my _output.yml file it does create a single html file. But that .html file is still not a standalone document; if I copy and paste it elsewhere it does not retain the layout, style, and functionality. How can I achieve a single, standalone html file with the gitbook format/style using bookdown?

bookdown::gitbook: split_by: none css: ...

Ralf Stubner · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-19 10:33:10Z

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You can produce a self contained file using

bookdown::gitbook:
  split_by: none
  self_contained: true
  css: ...

However, while this does work in principle, you might get into trouble along the way, c.f. https://github.com/rstudio/bookdown/issues/61#issuecomment-200996786.

answered Nov 19, 2018 at 10:33

Ralf Stubner

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Jeff Bezos Over a year ago

Is css required?

Ralf Stubner Over a year ago

@JeffBezos No, I took that from the OP.

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