create

library(gerp)

Creating a gerp projects

Use ger_create() to create a new gerp project.

1. First you need to install the package from GitHub.

install.packages("pak")
pak::pak("mjfrigaard/gerp")

2. Pass the path to your new project folder to ger_create(). The folder must not exist yet. If you need help locating a home for your R projects, check out the Folder paths vignette.

gerp::ger_create("~/projects/my-project")

3. After running gerp::ger_create(), the new ‘good enough’ R project will open in a new RStudio or Positron session (set open = FALSE to stay in your current session):

New gerp project!

.Rproj files

gerp projects use RStudio’s project files (with extension .Rproj). .Rproj files “contain project options and can also be used as a shortcut for opening the project directly from the filesystem.”.(2)

In Positron, use File > Open Folder to re-open a project. When I want to re-open my RStudio project, I navigate to the .Rproj file and double-click on it to open RStudio:

Opening an RStudio project

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1. Positron doesn’t need the .Rproj file (open the project folder instead), but it’s harmless to keep it.

2. If you’re already using a cloud platform like Dropbox or Google Drive to keep track of your files, choose a different location for your R project folders. Cloud storage services are great, but they’ve been known to cause issues when working with R and RStudio.