github下載檔案：Downloading files from GitHub

GitHub.com is home to millions of open-source software projects, that you can copy, customize, and use for your own purposes.

There are different ways to get a copy of a repositorys files on GitHub. You can:

Download a snapshot of a repositorys files as a zip file to your own (local) computer. Clone a repository to your local computer using Git. Fork a repository to create a new repository on GitHub.

Each of these methods has its own use case, which well explain in the next section.

This tutorial focuses on downloading a repositorys files to your local computer. For example, if youve found some interesting content in a repository on GitHub, downloading is a simple way to get a copy of the content, without using Git or applying version control.

Understanding the differences between downloading, cloning, and forking[1] TermDefinitionUse caseDownloadTo save a snapshot of a repositorys files to your local computer.You want to use or cus...