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--- github_notes [2021/03/16 16:33] – raju
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+===== 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 the search results, you can append
+<code>
+NOT is:fork
+</code>
+Example:
+<code>
+header_to_metadata_and_cell NOT is:fork
+</code>
+On 2026-01-26, ''header_to_metadata_and_cell NOT is:fork'' gave 33 results vs 204 results for ''header_to_metadata_and_cell''
+===== 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>