git-cred.R

#### 1. Sign up at GitHub.com ################################################

## If you do not have a GitHub account, sign up here:
## https://github.com/join

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### 2. Configure git with Rstudio ############################################
install.packages(c("usethis", "credentials"))

## set your user name and email:
usethis::use_git_config(user.name = "PUT IN YOUR GIT USER NAME", user.email = "PUT IN THE EMAIL ASSOCIATED WITH GIT")

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### 3. Configure github with Rstudio ############################################

## create a personal access token for authentication:
usethis::create_github_token() 

## set personal access token:
credentials::set_github_pat()


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#### 4. Restart R! ###########################################################

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#### 5. Verify settings ######################################################

usethis::git_sitrep()

## Your username and email should be stated correctly in the output. 
## Also, the report should contain something like:
## 'Personal access token: '<found in env var>''

## If you are still having troubles, read the output carefully.
## It might be that the PAT is still not updated in your `.Renviron` file.
## Call `usethis::edit_r_environ()` to update that file manually.

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# SOURCE: https://gist.github.com/Z3tt/3dab3535007acf108391649766409421