![]() ![]() R ( Download R): Download and Install R (if not already installed).Optional Git clients: SourceTree or GitHub Desktop. Git ( Download Git): Download and install Git, making a note of where on your computer you are install it.Additionally you will also need a GitHub account. Installation: To get started you need the following software installed on your computer: Git and if you are new to R, then you also need to install R and RStudio. RStudio integrates support for git, hence we are going to use the widely used combination R + Git + RStudio. GitHub is a user-friendly webservice that allows you to store your project repository remotely. ![]() install.packages("devtools") devtools::install_github("username/packagename") (Development of R packages is more advanced in R, but is a well-structured way to keep your projects tidy see: R Packages by Hadley Wickham) And you can install development packages of others with two lines of code. In R it makes sharing of your packages easy.You can see what changes between different versions of your code, analysis or written text!. ![]() You can revert back to a previous version, if you find errors or accidently deleted something.You can also report errors (bugs) or suggest new additions (features) to projects. People can contribute to your project and vice-versa. It makes sharing of your projects easy (once it’s setup, you’ll get there).Git allows you to track and share your code and analysis. R in combination with the distributed version control system Git provides a convenient setup to make your research project reproducible. Clone/fork an existing project from GitHub.(The tutorial was originally created on GitHub and hosted here.) ![]() This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to use Git with R and RStudio. ![]()
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