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Using Git and GitHub with R

Dealing with Common Problems: Can't Push Code to GitHub

This lesson is called Dealing with Common Problems: Can't Push Code to GitHub, part of the Using Git and GitHub with R course. This lesson is called Dealing with Common Problems: Can't Push Code to GitHub, part of the Using Git and GitHub with R course.

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Your Turn

Make sure you do this in the order below!

Make an edit on the README.md file on GitHub
Make an edit on the README.md file on RStudio
Attempt to push your changes from RStudio to GitHub (it should fail)
Pull in changes from GitHub
Deal with any merge conflicts
Push your changes from RStudio to GitHub

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Course Content

26 Lessons

What is Git? What is GitHub?

Why Should You Learn to Use Git and GitHub?

Update Everything

Create a Local Git Repository

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

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

What are Branches and Why Should We Use Them?

How to Create Branches

Using Pull Requests to Merge a Branch Into Main

How to Organize Issues

Other Cool Stuff You Can Do with GitHub

Wrapping Up Git and GitHub