How to download a specific file from github
This will give you a history of that single file, and you can right-click on any point in time for that file and select 'Reset File to this Commit'. Because a Git commit only has entries for files that actually changed, you do have to find a commit that included that file to be able to get a context menu for it. In the second article in our "getting started with Git" series, learn how to download and change files. In the second article in our "getting started with Git" series, learn how to download and change files. Jump to navigation How to clone, modify, add, and delete files in Git.