2020-git

#HowTo Version Control/Git

Slides

Slide Deck | PDF

Installation

For this co-work/help session, you will need to have the following software installed on your laptop BEFORE the workshop:

• Git (and a Git client, if you need a GUI verstion to interact with Git/GitHub ~ GitHub Desktop)
• R and RStudio
• Additionally, you will need to register for a GitHub account. Please see instructions below for setting up your laptop for the workshop.

Register for a GitHub account

• Create an account on GitHub https://github.com using the Sign up for GitHub form on the right side of the page.
• Check if this worked: go to https://github.com and signin.

Install Git

See Jenny Bryan’s HappyGitwithR installation instructions here for Windows/Mac/Linux OS: https://happygitwithr.com/install-git.html. Mac Users Note: the command line application is called Terminal. Open finder and type “Terminal.”

Install a Git client (if needed)

We will use GitHub Desktop for this session. Please see installation instructions here: https://desktop.github.com/

Install/upgrade your R and R studio versions

See instructions here

Co-hosts

• Anna Yannakopoulos
• Kayla Johnson
• Janani Ravi
• Camille Archer

Reading material

• Git Novice from Software Carpentry
• Happy Git and GitHub for the UseR
• Other useful Git/GitHub resources

Questions?

• Post in R-Ladies East Lansing Slack
  • Channels: #howto-vc & #2020-git channels
  • New to Slack? Sign up with your msu.edu email ID.
• Zoom link (Meeting ID: 460485077)
• RSVP on Meetup
• Other questions? Email [email protected]