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Introduction to Git and GitHub
- What is Git? What is GitHub?
- Why Should You Learn to Use Git and GitHub?
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Git
- Install Git
- Configure Git
- Create a Local Git Repository
- Commits
- Commit History
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GitHub
- GitHub Repositories
- Connect RStudio and GitHub
- Push an RStudio Project to a GitHub Repository
- Pull a GitHub Repository to an RStudio Project
- Keep RStudio and GitHub in Sync
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Collaborating with Git and GitHub
- Why Use GitHub vs Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, etc?
- Dealing with Common Problems: Can't Pull Code from GitHub
- Dealing with Common Problems: Merge Conflicts
- Dealing with Common Problems: Can't Push Code to GitHub
- Let's Keep Bad Things from Happening in the First Place
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Branches
- What are Branches and Why Should We Use Them?
- Branch Names
- How to Create Branches
- Using Pull Requests to Merge a Branch Into Main
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Project Management with GitHub
- GitHub Issues
- How to Organize Issues
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Wrapping Up
- Other Cool Stuff You Can Do with GitHub
Using Git and GitHub with R
Branch Names
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Your Turn
Working in the local-first project:
Load the
usethispackage (install it if necessary)Check the name of your default branch using
git_default_branch()If your default branch is called
master, switch tomainusinggit_default_branch_rename()andgit_default_branch_rediscover()Set up your system to use
mainas the default branch in the future usinggit_default_branch_configure()
Learn More
If you're interested in learning more about why GitHub decided to switch the default from master to main, this article gives a nice overview. You might also check out this statement from the Software Freedom Conservancy on the switch.
Much of what I showed above comes from this article on the tidyverse blog about renaming the default branch.
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