Create and update gist via gistR

gistr_code.R

library("gistr")
Sys.setenv(GITHUB_PAT ="token_to_insert_here")
#https://help.github.com/articles/creating-an-access-token-for-command-line-use
gist_auth()

#### filename - code ######################################
stuffpath <- "C:/file_name_full_path"
###################################################à

#gist ID creation (only once) -  ###############################################
#gist_create(files = stuffpath, description = 'full code', browse = FALSE)
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######### find gist ID to UPDATE #########################################################
t=grep("gist_id_to_insert_here", gists(what = "minepublic"))
##########################################################################

gists(what = "minepublic")[[t]]  %>% # List my public gists, and index to get just the 1st one
  add_files(stuffpath) %>% # Add a new file to that gist
  update() # update sends a PATCH command to the Gists API to add the file to your gist online