R linux Git credentials - GitDro/tech-tips GitHub Wiki

Dependencies before package installs:

• sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev
• sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev

Create PAT

• usethis::create_github_token()
• Use as normal, enter PTA instead of password
• credentials::set_github_pat("YourPAT")

Useful links

• Set-up gist
• Credential caching