This repo contains a customizable R Markdown exam template.

Install and load the usethis package and download with use_course:

# install.packages("usethis")
library("usethis")
usethis::use_course("hubchev/temp_exam", destdir = getwd())

By default it downloads the repo into a directory and stores it in your working directory. Feel free to replace getwd() with "path/to/destination", i.w., the desired location on your system where you want to download the repo.

Install the quarto package (version = 1.4 or higher). The quarto package is not Quarto itself, but it provides convenient functions to interact with Quarto and R Markdown.

If the quarto package is not installed, you can can install it by running this code in the console:

install.packages("quarto")

Once the quarto package is installed, you can copy the template by setting your working directory to the directory where you want the template to be installed (e.g., setwd("path/to/my/folder")). Make sure that the directory is empty and run this command:

quarto::quarto_use_template("hubchev/temp_exam")

A prompt will ask if you trust the author (me) not to run malicious code. To proceed, answer Yes or just Y.

If you have Git installed on your system, you can download this repository using the command line:

• Open the Terminal in R Studio (In RStudio, the terminal is in a tab next to the console.) or the Command Prompt of your OS.
• Navigate to the directory where you want to download the repo using the cd command (e.g., cd ~/Documents).
• Run the following command to clone the repo:

git clone https://github.com/hubchev/temp_exam.git

Use the Terminal (In RStudio, the terminal is in a tab next to the console.) to navigate to the directory where you want to copy the template (e.g., cd path/to/my/folder). Make sure that the directory is empty and run this command:

quarto use template hubchev/temp_exam

In GitHub click the green <> Code v button that you find at this repo. In the context menu that opens, you find a button named Download ZIP. Click that and you have the a zipped copy of the repo which you can unzip and use.

You can download the repo in zipped file using this link. Now, you can unzip it into a directory of your choice.

Once you've downloaded the repo, navigate to the directory where you downloaded it and open the exam_template.Rmd file in RStudio or your preferred R Markdown editor. Customize the template to create your own exam!

To convert the R Markdown file into a formatted document (such as a PDF or HTML), knit the exam_template.Rmd file. You can do this in RStudio by opening the file and clicking the "Knit" button, or by running the following command in the R console:

rmarkdown::render("path/to/temp_exam.Rmd")

Replace "path/to/exam_template.Rmd" with the actual path to the file. Contribute

If you have any questions or need help with the template, feel free to open an issue or contact me. Happy exam-writing!