tools.Rmd

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title: 'Fish 627: Basic Workflow'
author: "Ben Williams"
date: "Oct 20 & 22, 2015"
output: html_document
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#Basics
**Initial setup**   
Set *Rstudio* to use *knitr* ```Tools <- Global Options <- Sweave```  
also  set *Rstudio* to use *git* ```Tools <- Global Options <- Git/SVN```  
you can also change the appearance of *RStudio* while you are in there 



**Step 1**
Create a repository in *GitHub* 

**Step 2**
In *RStudio* create a a new project with *Version Control*

**Step 3**
Copy the *git* repository https location and past it into the *Rstudio* version control repository location.  
Provide a location for your local *RStudio* project. 

**Step 4**
Write code or text, or both with frequent reasonably descriptive **commits**  

**Step 5** 
When larger changes have been made **push** the code to *GitHub*  

 - *if you are collaborating do a **pull** before the **push***

*Note: All of this (and then some) can be done via the command line*  
The command line can easily be accessed within *RStudio* via ```Tools <- Shell```

Have an existing project that you would like to load into *GitHub*?  
No problem, but it has to go through the command line, just follow [these directions](https://help.github.com/articles/adding-an-existing-project-to-github-using-the-command-line/)

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