Getting started with Git in RStudio: a hands-on guide

This Masterclass is an opportunity for the attendees to bring their own laptop and a R project, and learn how to use Git and RStudio together for version control and collaboration.

We will provide hands-on assistance in getting Git and RStudio to communicate effectively.
We will provide you with the tools and knowledge you need to collaborate more efficiently and keep your projects organized and reproducible.

This Masterclass will highlight the benefits of using version control to maintain a clear and comprehensive record of project development.

The following points will be discussed during the course of the master-class

The Hands-on session will involve setting up a GitHub repository and backing it up​

Target audience

This masterclass is suitable for people who use R for data analysis and are keen to gain a basic understanding of how to use RStudio in backing up a project containing Rmarkdown files on a github server.

How to navigate the webpages

  • Please use the Menu bar to move between lessons. The submenus from main menu option Set-up can be used to install the pre-requisites.
  • The topics under the menu Git for version control touch on the individual steps which we will follow in todays code-along session.
  • Each main menu header has sub-header which will be visible when you click on the main-menu, as shown below.

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Credits

This masterclass is developed by the Sydney Informatics Hub, University of Sydney.

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