Gist
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Gist is GitHub’s lightweight code snippet and file-sharing service that lets users quickly create, share, and version small pieces of code or text.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
code hosting service
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file sharing service → snippet hosting service → |
| accessModel |
Git over HTTPS
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Git over SSH → REST API → web interface → |
| allows |
collaborative editing via Git workflows
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embedding in web pages → link-based sharing → sharing configuration files → sharing small pieces of code → sharing text snippets → |
| authenticationMethod |
GitHub account
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| dataModel |
each gist is a Git repository
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| developer |
GitHub
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| hostedOn |
GitHub infrastructure
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| integratesWith |
GitHub repositories (via links and references)
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GitHub user profiles → |
| licenseModel |
follows GitHub Terms of Service
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| operatedBy |
GitHub
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| ownedBy |
GitHub
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| parentOrganization |
GitHub
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Microsoft → |
| protocol |
Git
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HTTPS → |
| supportsFeature |
API access
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Markdown rendering → anonymous creation (historically, with limitations over time) → clone via Git → comments on gists → embedding snippets → file attachments as text files → forking gists → multiple files per gist → public gists → push via Git → revisions history → search by user → secret gists → starring gists → syntax highlighting → version control for snippets → |
| supportsLanguage |
multiple programming languages
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| typicalUse |
sharing bug reproduction cases
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sharing code examples → sharing configuration or dotfiles → storing notes or documentation snippets → |
| website |
https://gist.github.com
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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GitHub
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hasService |