No cite function writing "no cite" at the top of my Rmd document

I am trying to figure out how to get a reference sheet without citing sources in text, from what I understand I am supposed to use:

# References  ---  nocite: '@*'  ...  

the thing is when I do this when I knit the document all I get is

but when I add that section of nocite code into the YAML header like this:

it produces a reference sheet like normal but then at the top of the document i get this:

Could someone explain how I can create a bibliography without using in-text citations.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65545493/no-cite-function-writing-no-cite-at-the-top-of-my-rmd-document January 03, 2021 at 08:23AM