Background#
GitHub, also known as GayHub, is a website that every programmer must visit.
It solves obstacles such as firewall restrictions, and you can also make some improvements to your GitHub experience.
This article introduces some plugins that can be used when encountering certain requirements while using GitHub.
octotree#
A GitHub plugin that can expand the directory tree. Download link for Firefox, Download link for Chrome.
Effect as shown in the image:
In the case of slow internet speed, it is very convenient to understand the project structure without having to click on each folder one by one.
gitzip#
I needed to use a folder in a project for my course design.
But as we all know, on GitHub, you can only use git clone xxx.git to download the entire project in the root directory.
To download a single file, you need to click on the file to enter and find the download button. Not to mention downloading a single folder. So I found an answer on Zhihu.
Download link for Firefox, Download link for Chrome.
Tutorial#
Illustrated version:
- First, find the folder you want to download and double-click on the blank space to the right of the folder name:
- Click the black button to start the download.
Gif version:
Well, compared to downloading the entire project of several tens of MB, it is still very convenient to download a single folder of several hundred K.
Conclusion#
Both recommended plugins are very useful. Tool sharing articles are always short. That's all for this article.