===== favorite configuration =====
==== show private contributions on the github profile ====
  * Profile icon at the top right -> Settings -> Contributions & Activity -> "Include private contributions on my profile" -> check -> "Update preferences"

==== hide achievements on the github profile ====
  * Profile icon at the top right -> Settings -> Profile Settings -> "Show Achievements on my profile" -> uncheck -> "Update preferences"

===== dummy =====
==== links I came across ====
  * [[https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/signing-up-for-github/verifying-your-email-address | Verifying your email address]] (docs.github.com)
  * [[https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/creating-a-personal-access-token | Creating a personal access token]] (docs.github.com)
  * [[https://github.blog/2020-12-15-token-authentication-requirements-for-git-operations/ | Token authentication requirements for Git operations]] (github.blog)
    * Beginning August 13, 2021, we will no longer accept account passwords when authenticating Git operations on GitHub.com.

==== useful links ====
  * https://www.githubstatus.com/

==== code search ====
  * https://grep.app/
    * sample query: https://grep.app/search?q=binary%20gap%20&filter[lang][0]=Python

===== searching code =====
==== search files with extension ====
<code>
foo path:*.extension
</code>

ex:-
<code>
foo path:*.ipynb
</code>

will search for ''foo'' in .ipynb files

Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/59909592/how-can-i-search-all-files-ending-with-the-file-extension-feature-on-github

==== search in a particular file ====
Use
<code>
filename:.travis.yml
</code>
for example
<code>
python unittest filename:.travis.yml
</code>

==== exclude a repository from search results ====
Add
<code>
-repo:user_name/repo_name
</code>
to the search string.

Ref:
  * https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/getting-started-with-searching-on-github/understanding-the-search-syntax#exclude-certain-results - documents the '-' operator.

==== exclude forks from search results ====
tags | do not search in forks

To exclude forks from your results:
<code>
NOT is:fork
</code>

To search only fork repositories:
<code>
is:fork
</code>

Example:
<code>
header_to_metadata_and_cell NOT is:fork
</code>
will search for header_to_metadata_and_cell in non-fork repositories.

On 2026-01-26, ''header_to_metadata_and_cell NOT is:fork'' gave 33 results vs 204 results for ''header_to_metadata_and_cell''

Ref:
  * https://docs.github.com/en/search-github/github-code-search/understanding-github-code-search-syntax#is-qualifier - documentation
  * https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/13126

===== search issues =====
==== search issues filed by a user ====
For your own issues
<code>
https://github.com/issues
</code>

For other users, there are two possible approaches.

Solution 1:
<code>
https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+author%3Ausername+archived%3Afalse+
</code>

For example
<code>
https://github.com/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+author%3AKamarajuKusumanchi+archived%3Afalse+
</code>

Solution 2:
<code>
is:issue is:open author:$author
</code>
for example
<code>
is:issue is:open author:kamarajukusumanchi
</code>