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Description

A great question I received recently on whether or not .Rproj files should or shouldn't be included in repositories and I realised I do this out of habit mostly. However, there have been questions on it https://community.rstudio.com/t/should-rproj-files-be-added-to-gitignore/1269/4 and it is possibly also something that could benefit being mentioned explicitly in style guides.

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Start by checking the repository's style guides and existing .gitignore guidance, then use the linked RStudio community discussion to establish the recommendation for .Rproj files. Done means the guidance explicitly states whether .Rproj files belong in .gitignore and is placed in the appropriate style-guide documentation.

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Tech stack
r
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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