Cheatsheet

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Note

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In-room URLs

URL
Workshop site https://codemoreh.github.io/applied-replication/
Submit your result class-results form
Live multiverse results page
Template repo https://github.com/CodeMoreh/replication-lab
Discussion thread (help & published-URL gallery) https://github.com/CodeMoreh/applied-replication/discussions
OSF fork – data & corrected analysis https://osf.io/6zqct/
Full SCORE dossier on the paper https://osf.io/h7432/
Multi100 project https://osf.io/q5h2c/

Track B – Git flow in Positron (6 steps)

  1. Clone: File → New Folder from Git → paste the template repo URL → choose a folder → Open.
  2. Edit: make your changes in the editor.
  3. Save: Ctrl+S / Cmd+S (the Source Control panel shows changed files in blue).
  4. Stage: in the Source Control panel, click + next to each file you want to include (or click + at the top to stage all).
  5. Commit: type a message in the box, then click the ✓ (tick) button. Use descriptive messages, e.g. prereg: mcosmo ~ unemp | twoway FE | all years.
  6. Push / Sync: click the Sync Changes button (circular arrows) to push to GitHub. The Actions workflow triggers automatically and deploys your site.

Quarto commands

quarto preview       # live preview in your browser (auto-reloads on save)
quarto render        # render all files to _site/
quarto render index.qmd   # render one file only

Run these in the Positron terminal (View → Terminal).

Git config (if not already done)

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"

github.dev fallback

If your local toolchain fails, press the period key (.) on any GitHub repo page. This opens a browser-based VS Code editor. You can edit files and commit from there – the Actions workflow still runs and deploys your site. You just cannot run R code locally.

“If X fails, do Y”

Problem Fix
quarto preview gives “command not found” Open the Positron terminal and run quarto --version – if it fails, reinstall Quarto and restart Positron
Git push asks for a password Sign into GitHub via the Accounts menu in Positron (bottom-left); restart Positron if it still asks
OSF download times out The script falls back automatically; if all fallbacks fail, download rep_data.csv directly from https://codemoreh.github.io/applied-replication/data/rep_data.csv
Pages not deploying Check Settings → Pages: Source must be “GitHub Actions”. Also check Actions tab for error messages.
feols() not found Run install.packages("fixest") in the R console
Whole local setup broken Switch to Track A: open the Browser lab and continue there; pair with a Track B partner for the git steps