Add Git and RStudio setup documentation for Windows #2362
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Co-authored-by: sr320 <4442039+sr320@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: sr320 <4442039+sr320@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add instructions for connecting Git to RStudio on Windows
Add Git and RStudio setup documentation for Windows
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Lab members on Windows machines had no documentation for installing Git and connecting it to RStudio, a required setup step for onboarding.
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New guide (
docs/Git-RStudio-Setup-Windows.md): Step-by-step installation, configuration (user identity, SSH keys), RStudio integration, and troubleshooting for common authentication and PATH issuesNavigation updates: Added guide to Computing and Code section in
mkdocs.yml; linked from Onboarding and Computing Hardware pagesMinor fix: Corrected spelling in Onboarding.md (
endevours→endeavours)The guide covers Git installation options (PATH configuration, line endings, credential managers), RStudio auto-detection of Git, SSH vs PAT authentication methods, and provides links to external resources (Happy Git with R, Software Carpentry).
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