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What is a GitHub gist?

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Mohammed Noufal | Updated: September 20, 2023

Category: Tutorials | Tags: CLI, Code, Command-line, Embed, Generate Token, Gist, Git, Git Clone, Git Command, Git Environment, Git Repo, Gitconfig, GitHub, List Gists, Local Repository, Organize, Personal Access Token, Raw, Repo, Repository, Scope, Secret, Star, Token, Versioning

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About GitHub gists

One of GitHub's most innovative features is Gist, which lets you store and distribute code snippets without setting up a full-fledged repository. Code strings, bash scripts, markdown, text files, and other small pieces of data are all acceptable alternatives to just code snippets. It can be used to quickly distribute a piece of code to others for anything like a demonstration, a how-to, or any solution without setting up a standard repository. Additionally, you can use it to embed elsewhere or on your website.

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