Start new R package development on github

Question

How do I create new repository on github using devtools in RStudio? I've tried to:

1. Create empty repository on github named "MyNewRPackage"
2. Started new project in RStudio using ssh connection to my git repository
3. Installed and loaded devtools

Then I thought I will use create("MyNewRPackage") to initialize directory structure and README.md file. But the package skeleton is created as subfolder of my project and I have ~/MyNewRPackage/MyNewRPackage/R. But I need to create package skeleton in the root folder of my github repository.

What is the standard way to start new R package development on github using devtools and RStudio?

Answer 1

Now there's setup(), which creates the skeleton inside an existing directory. Together with hub, this becomes:

git init NewPackage
cd NewPackage
Rscript -e "devtools::setup()"
hub create
git add .
git commit -m "initial"
git push -u origin HEAD