Watch for file changes on GitHub
Sometimes, I want to watch for changes in a particular file on GitHub.
When I’m part of the development team, sometimes a CODEOWNERS file works. GitHub will automatically flag me on upcoming changes to particular files or directories.
If I’m not a member of the repository, a CODEOWNERS file won’t work. I found out recently that GitHub has RSS/Atom feeds for the contents of repositories. To watch the file README.rst on the main branch of https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython, use the RSS feed https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython/commits/main/README.rst.atom.
Thanks, Jake!
Beyond this, I would love to be able to watch for public pull requests that affect that file. Let me know if you have any ideas!
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