In this tutorial, we will explore version control features of RStudio. The version control system used is GitHub which is based on Git but offers additional features as it is a cloud based version control system.

1. Version Control With GitHub And RStudio
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2. Readme
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
You are free to:
Share: Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Under the following terms:
Attribution: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if
changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way
that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
NonCommercial: You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
NoDerivatives: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute
the modi

3. ed material.
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4. Motivation
Figure: Version Control is important!
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5. Objective
I Install and con

6. gure Git.
I Create GitHub repository.
I Con

7. gure RStudio for version control.
I Use GitHub from RStudio.
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8. Preliminaries
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9. Requirements
Must have:
I Basic knowledge of R
I Working knowledge of RStudio
I Curiosity to explore new stu!
Nice to have:
I Basic knowledge of command shell
I Some experience with version control
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10. Software
You need:
I R (stable version 3.1.1)
http://cran.r-project.org/
I RStudio (version 0.98.1081)
http://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/
I Git (version 2.1.2)
http://git-scm.com/downloads
I GitHub Acount
https://github.com/
I and a good internet connection!
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11. Resources
Books and Tutorials
I Git Tutorial
http://git-scm.com/documentation
I Git Online
https://try.github.io/levels/1/challenges/1
I GitHub
https://help.github.com/
I RStudio
https://support.rstudio.com/hc/en-us
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12. Installation: Git
Git can be installed from
http://git-scm.com/downloads
Information about GUI clients is available at
http://git-scm.com/downloads/guis
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13. GitHub Account
You can create a new GitHub account at
https://github.com/
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14. Create Repository
Steps for creating a repository:
1. Repository name
2. Description (Optional)
3. README

15. le (Suggested)
4. Private/Public (Suggested)
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16. git Con

17. guration
git con

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git con

19. g sets the name and email id to be attached
to your commit transactios.
Syntax
git con

20. g {global user.name username
git con

21. g {global user.email mail.id
git con

22. g {list
Example:
git con

23. g {global user.name rsquaredin
git con

24. g {global user.email rsquaredin@gmail.com
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25. Enable Version Control
Check enable version control interface for RStudio projects and
provide the path of the git.exe

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27. Create Project from Version Control
Create a new project and select the version control option as
shown above.
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28. Select Git
Select Git (select Subversion if you are using it).
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29. Clone Repository
Enter the git repository URL and the directory where the
repository should be cloned.
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30. ADD.. COMMIT.. PUSH
Select Version Control in Tools drop down and you can access all
the Git commands directly from RStudio.
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31. RStudio Interface for GitHub
Begin version control from RStudio....
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