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Download a release file from a private GitHub repo
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download-release-github.sh
#!/bin/bash
# How to download a release file from a private GitHub repo
set -eou pipefail
TOKEN="<your_github_token>"
API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/<your_repo_here>"
asset_id=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.raw" $API_URL/releases \
| jq '.[0].assets[0].id')
curl -s -L -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" $API_URL/releases/assets/$asset_id \
--output <filename>
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