error message cloning the repository into RStudio...

[ryanpeek]

When trying to set up and clone a repository in RStudio, these error messages popped up, both via HTTPS and SSH methods:

This was on MacOSX

[ryanpeek]

The solution we ended up checking (after making sure git was installed, R/RStudio were up to date):

• Use the Terminal to clone a repository manually (not via RStudio) using git clone. We used https
• Next we created a new RStudio project in that repository folder (but not a version controlled git project, just a regular new RStudio project, located in the same folder as the cloned repository).
• Finally we made a change in the readme in RStudio, saved, and committed/pushed the changes using the git tab in RStudio (or using the terminal window in RStudio).
• A warning mentioned setting the global email/username with git config, so in command line or a Terminal window, use git config --global user.name 'username or Your Name' (doesn't have to be github username), and git config --global user.email 'yourgithub@email' (MUST be github email)

[rpesapan]

I'm having the same issue, but after I use Terminal and type git clone I'm given the following options: usage: git clone [] [--] [

]

    -v, --verbose         be more verbose
    -q, --quiet           be more quiet
    --progress            force progress reporting
    -n, --no-checkout     don't create a checkout
    --bare                create a bare repository
    --mirror              create a mirror repository (implies bare)
    -l, --local           to clone from a local repository
    --no-hardlinks        don't use local hardlinks, always copy
    -s, --shared          setup as shared repository
    --recursive           initialize submodules in the clone
    --recurse-submodules  initialize submodules in the clone
    -j, --jobs <n>        number of submodules cloned in parallel
    --template <template-directory>
                          directory from which templates will be used
    --reference <repo>    reference repository
    --dissociate          use --reference only while cloning
    -o, --origin <name>   use <name> instead of 'origin' to track upstream
    -b, --branch <branch>
                          checkout <branch> instead of the remote's HEAD
    -u, --upload-pack <path>
                          path to git-upload-pack on the remote
    --depth <depth>       create a shallow clone of that depth
    --single-branch       clone only one branch, HEAD or --branch
    --shallow-submodules  any cloned submodules will be shallow
    --separate-git-dir <gitdir>
                          separate git dir from working tree
    -c, --config <key=value>
                          set config inside the new repository
    -4, --ipv4            use IPv4 addresses only
    -6, --ipv6            use IPv6 addresses only

I'm not sure from your solution what I do next to create the clone. Do I want shared, local, bare, reference, or mirror repository? I assumed "reference" so I typed git clone --reference <https://github.com/gge-ucd/w01-fix-readme-rpesapan.git> and the outcome is: -bash: syntax error near unexpected tokennewline'`

[ryanpeek]

Hi @rpesapan! Sorry I wasn't more explicit and clear, my fault. what you'll need to do is copy the https link (look for the big green button on your repository on Github.com (Step 2 of these instructions). After you have copied the https version of link, you can paste that into your git clone command so it should look like this:

• git clone https://github.com/gge-ucd/w01-fix-readme-rpesapan.git (But see steps below FIRST!)

  • Step 1: Open your terminal window, and use the cd command to navigate to wherever you intend on saving your github/RStudio projects. Maybe make a folder called github and then use cd ~/Documents/github to change the directory to that location.
  • Step 2: Once you are in the correct directory (you can use pwd to double check where you are and make sure it's that folder from step 1), you can type git clone and then paste the link you copied from the green button on Github.com. It should look like this: git clone https://github.com/gge-ucd/w01-fix-readme-rpesapan.git. Hit enter.
  • Step 3: At this point it should start copying/creating your repository (though it may throw a warning about setting your email/username). When it's done (a fresh line shows up for you to enter stuff on the terminal), go ahead and close out of your terminal, and step through the creating a new RStudio project (as detailed above). If you get to this point we can work through these pieces together.

Hope this helps! 👍