Rather than link to download a specific file within the repo, you should use GitHub's Releases feature to associate downloadable data (such as compiled binaries) with the tagged version of the source code …

Feb 6, 2012 · 43 Copy the specific file's raw link from GitHub. (As you open the file in Github, on the top right corner you can see the option to open the file in raw mode. Open it in raw mode and copy the …

How can I download only a specific folder or directory from a remote Git repository hosted on GitHub? Say the example GitHub repository lives here: git@github.com:foobar/Test.git Its directory str...

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May 31, 2011 · How can I download the changes contained in a Github pull request as a unified diff?

On the CI server, I want to fetch a config file that we maintain on Github so it can be shared between many jobs. I'm trying to get this file via curl, but these approaches both fail (I get a 404):...

What happens when the repository owner has not prepared a zip file, and you just want a download to use yourself? There is an answer and you don't need to go though that horrid process to download …

It's also important to note that you must be on the MAIN PROJECT PAGE, and not a page for a directory or file in the project (even if that file is a stand-alone program). The subpages don't have download …

Sep 22, 2022 · The url you are using now should be used to get the 'file actual content url', it is a necessary step. However, the content of the file cannot be captured only through this url, and the …

Jun 15, 2016 · It would be preferable to not download a zip, but just somehow clone the repo and not have the local git repo ever created. Do you have any ideas without using git?