Create a Local Git Repository

This lesson is called Create a Local Git Repository, part of the Using Git and GitHub with R course. This lesson is called Create a Local Git Repository, part of the Using Git and GitHub with R course.

Transcript

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Your Turn

Create a new RStudio project called local-first
Add a new Git repository to your project using the use_git()function
Make sure the Git tab shows up in the top right panel

Screenshot showing an active Git repository in RStudio.

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Kevin Kairouz • October 20, 2021

I get this error when using use_git() : Function executeCommand not found in RStudio

anyone has a work around?

Julieth Silao • October 6, 2022

hello David. I connect with my username and email, but the email doesn’t pick up while its the same email i used in github account. can you help

Ben Skutnik • October 6, 2022

Hi David,

I've got the most current versions of R (4.2.1) and RStudio (2022.07.2+576) and updated all of my packages (though gert has a zero-exit warning). But two differences have come up while following your instructions.

I don't have the option to create a git repository from the "new project" menu.
When I run use_git(), I get all the same prompts, but no tab is showing up in my environment pane.

Any help would be appreciated.

Elsa Bailey • October 30, 2022

Hi, I can't seem to get the Git tab to show. I've created a "local-first" project, and within that ran the following: library(usethis) > use_git_config(user.name = "Elsa Bailey", user.email = "ebbailey@earthlink.net") > library(usethis) > use_git() ✔ Setting active project to '/Users/elsabailey/Desktop/local-first' > I never see the "create a git repository" check box when creating a new project, and I never see a message about "initialising Git Repo". I've tried following the steps in all the lessons several times, have confirmed that I have installed git 2.33.0, but can't seem to get to a screen in RStudio that shows the Git tab. I also never get a message asking to restart RStudio to activate the Git pane. I've tried quitting and restarting it myself, but that doesn't reconfigure the tabs either. I am stuck, and can't proceed with the subsequent lessons as a result. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!