Day 1: Introduction to version control with RStudio

A) Set up your computer

• If you have a MacOS: Make sure you have xcode command line tools installed
• For all OS: Make sure you have git installed by opening the terminal and running the following line of code:

git --version

B) Read for in-class discussion

• Version Control with Git
• Automated Version Control

C) Challenge

• Do the challenge Paper Writing.
• Send your answers to lsanchezreyes2@ucmerced.edu

Day 2: Version control on GitHub

• Create a GitHub account. Tips:
  • Use an email that you will have access to for a long time.
  • Choose a username that you will use in an academic setting.