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get_file_contents

Extract and retrieve contents of a specific file or directory from a GitHub repository by specifying the owner, repository name, path, and branch.

Instructions

Get the contents of a file or directory from a GitHub repository

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`branch`	No	Branch to get contents from
`owner`	Yes	Repository owner (username or organization)
`path`	Yes	Path to the file or directory
`repo`	Yes	Repository name

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "branch": {
      "description": "Branch to get contents from",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "owner": {
      "description": "Repository owner (username or organization)",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "path": {
      "description": "Path to the file or directory",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "repo": {
      "description": "Repository name",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "owner",
    "repo",
    "path"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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