Actions with Other Repositories

Watching a repository

You can watch a repository. This means you can be notified when there are new conversations happening. You can also ignore a repository, which means you will never get notifications about what is happening. The last option is not watching, which means you will only get notified when you are participating or mentioned.

Starring a repository

When you star a repository, you basically create a hot-key for the repository, since it makes accessing it very easy.

Forking a repository

This means that you take a piece or a copy of a repository and add it to your own account.

Downloading a GitHub repository

You can easily download a ZIP of the project and open this in a folder on your device. You can better clone a repository, since it gives you all needed code, like the .git file.