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Using Git and GitHub with R

GitHub Repositories

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Your Turn

  1. Open the GitHub repository with the materials for this course

  2. Click on commits

  3. Take a look through the commit history to see how the code changed over time

Have any questions? Put them below and we will help you out!

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Sara Cifuentes

Sara Cifuentes • June 25, 2022

Dear Charlie,

I had not considered this question until yesterday when I wanted to share this information with a teacher via GitHub.

When I send another person the Github link (e.g., https://github.com/Sagaciro/Week_12), how can this person open/visualize/run the R repository on their computer?

Sorry for my late question.

Thanks for everything,

Sara

Hatem Kotb

Hatem Kotb • July 1, 2024

They could create a new project by selecting Github repository (instead of a directory) and link to that repo.

Alberto Cabrera

Alberto Cabrera • July 2, 2024

I have a couple of questions and a comment for your consideration.

  1. Is it possible to delete repos and their individual contents as well?
  2. When I first learned Git, I created a GitHub folder in my laptop. I used it to upload the files into the GitHub Desktop. But found the procedure cumbersome. Is there a procedure you would recommend the best to synchronize the content of the files in the laptop with the one in the web?

Your lesson made me realized it is possible to synchronize the GitHub Desktop with GitHub website seamless. It is indeed an incredible tool. But takes time understand the lingo.

Alberto Cabrera

Alberto Cabrera • July 2, 2024

I have a couple of questions and a comment for your consideration.

  1. Is it possible to delete repos and their individual contents as well?
  2. When I first learned Git, I created a GitHub folder in my laptop. I used it to upload the files into the GitHub Desktop. But found the procedure cumbersome. Is there a procedure you would recommend the best to synchronize the content of the files in the laptop with the one in the web?

Your lesson made me realized it is possible to synchronize the GitHub Desktop with GitHub website seamless. It is indeed an incredible tool. But takes time understand the lingo.

David Keyes

David Keyes Founder • July 2, 2024

Here are some answers:

  1. You can delete repos by going to the settings tab and then scrolling to the bottom.

  2. Yes, you will learn how to sync contents on your computer with GitHub in a later lesson!