draft 2 eod friday genf

Author: libjohn

_site.yml

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ navbar:
       href: outline.html
     - text: "Hands-On"
       menu:
-        - text: "Init / Clone / Pull & Push"
+        - text: "Init Pull & Push"
           href: handson.html
+        - text: "Clone"
+          href: clone.html
         - text: "Branch / Merge / Revert"
           href: "handson_branch.html"
         - text: "Pull Requests / Remotes"

clone.Rmd

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+title: "Clone a GitHub Repository"
+output: 
+  html_document:
+    self_contained: false
+---
+
+**Using RStudio**, clone some repository.  Cloning will pull down the whole repo to your local system.  Start with some test repository, maybe this [introduction to R](https://github.com/libjohn/intro2r-2018fall) 
+    
+### Bring the repo down locally via RStudio
+
+1. Copy GitHub repo URL to clipboard by clicking on the green **Clone or Download** button
+
+	  - The repo should be at a location like this. `https://github.com/libjohn/intro2r-2018fall`
+	  - This will copy the *git* URL to the clipboard <br><figure>![](images/copy_repo_github.png)
+<figcaption>Copy the repo URL</figcaption></figure><br>
+	    
+1. Launch RStudio and create a *New Project...*
+
+    a. From the RStudio menubar:  *File > New Project...* > Version Control > Git <br><figure>![](images/project_version_git.png)<figcaption>Paste the GitHub repo URL (from the step above) into the  *Repository URL:* field in RStudio</figcaption></figure><br>
+    a. Create Project
+
+

docs/README.html

@@ -384,7 +384,10 @@
   </a>
   <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu">
     <li>
-      <a href="handson.html">Init / Clone / Pull &amp; Push</a>
+      <a href="handson.html">Init Pull &amp; Push</a>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      <a href="clone.html">Clone</a>
     </li>
     <li>
       <a href="handson_branch.html">Branch / Merge / Revert</a>