Setup usethis on rstudio.cloud
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usethis
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Description
- rstudio.cloud > New project > Rename as you like, e.g. “home”
install.packages("devtools")usethis::use_devtools()use_git_config(user.name = "Your Name", user.email = "your-email-on-github@example.com")browse_github_token()git_sitrep()create_from_github("owner/repo", "~", fork = TRUE)usethis::use_blank_slate()- Tools > Global options > Code > Display, check everything.
- Tools > Global options > Git/SVN > Create RSA Key, then _ copy it and register it as a New SSH key at https://github.com/settings/keys.
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsacreate_from_github("owner/repo", "~", fork = TRUE, protocol = "https")git remote add origin git@github.com:owner/repo.git
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13-14 is a hack.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the numbered rstudio.cloud setup procedure, including the usethis commands and GitHub SSH steps. Review the final note that steps 13–14 are a hack; done means the instructions clearly describe one reliable setup path and its expected result.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, github, r
- Domain
- cloud, developer-experience, documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100