collaborative_github_exercise

In this exercise we will use the repo to collaboratively generate and collate trait evolution time-series through github.

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your mission

Each participant will create and contribute a file specifying the parameters to generate and plot a trendline for their species.

github: fork

• fork the repo into your own account
• copy repo url link local files to github repo

rstudio: clone locally

• create new project
• checkout from version control/git
• paste github repo link

rstudio: create parameter .R script

A template is provided in the repo, in folder /params named params_tmpl.R. Open the params_tmpl.R and save as to create a duplicate template. Name the template using the name of your species.

rstudio: edit your params .R script

The parameters each participants need to supply are:

• sig2: A numeric value greater than 0 but smaller than 5

• species.name: a character string e.g. "anas_krystallinus". Try to create a species name out of your name!

• color: e.g. "red"

pick a color at: http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~tzheng/files/Rcolor.pdf

rstudio: save and commit the changes

• Use the git tab, tick the box next to your new script and commit.

• Supply a descriptive message of the commit.

rstudio: push to github

• push your changes to github

github: create pull request

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outcome:

After merging all participant pull requests, we'll run the code to generate the trendlines and plot all species!