The giget npm package is a tool that allows users to quickly download GitHub repositories and gists without needing to clone or set up Git. It is designed to be a fast and straightforward way to fetch code from GitHub.
Download GitHub repositories
This command downloads the specified GitHub repository to the current directory.
npx giget owner/repoDownload GitHub gists
This command downloads the specified GitHub gist to the current directory.
npx giget gist <gist-id>Download specific files or directories
This command downloads a specific file or directory from a GitHub repository.
npx giget owner/repo/path/to/fileDownload specific branch, tag, or commit
This command downloads the repository as it is at the specified branch, tag, or commit.
npx giget owner/repo#refDegit is a similar tool that provides a straightforward way to download the contents of a git repository without the full version history. It is faster than using git clone and is useful for scaffolding projects. Compared to giget, degit focuses on git repositories and does not have built-in support for gists.
download-git-repo is a Node.js module that allows you to download GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket repositories. It is similar to giget in that it lets you download repositories, but it also supports other platforms besides GitHub and does not have a specific focus on gists.
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Download templates and git repositories with pleasure!
The npm package giget receives a total of 3,183,597 weekly downloads. As such, giget popularity was classified as popular.
We found that giget demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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