# How To Find Anything About GitHub Repository | RepoPeek

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/how-to-find-anything-about-github-repository-repopeek/99976>\
**Category:** Tutorials & Methods\
**Tags:** tools, programming\
**Created:** [August 8, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-find-anything-about-github-repository-repopeek/99976 "2020-08-08T13:59:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/how-to-find-anything-about-github-repository-repopeek/99976/1 "2020-08-08T13:59:15Z")

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GitHub is very popular platform for developers. Any developer can showcase their skills by uploading their written code. The main perspective is provide hosting space especially for developers. Now days we can see that many new developers has started posting their codes.

GitHub provides free as well as paid hosting services. Even many technicals articles are found on github. While searching down the github, sometimes it takes time find the details about any repository. So in that case we can use RepoPeek.

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/6/e/6e061b110d7494b96f594eecb575ba4f07564556.png)

**RepoPeek**

**RepoPeek** , name speaks itself. Repopeek helps creators, developers and researchers to find out about any GitHub repository. RepoPeek gives the sneek peek about the github repository. RepoPeek is written in Python. Here you can find details about the any github repository with cloning it.

> For testing we have used **Kali Linux 2019.3 amd64**. Make sure python3 is configured and installed. For installing **python3**. Type **sudo apt-get update** and type **sudo apt-get install python3**
> 
> Open terminal Type **git clone** [**https://github.com/sameera-madushan/RepoPeek.git**](https://github.com/sameera-madushan/RepoPeek.git)

![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/optimized/3X/c/3/c3ed9e9a07b9c1499a48146e01f8c8457de9545a_2_690x83.png)

**Git Clone**

> Then type **cd RepoPeek** and type **chmod u+x requirements.txt**
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> Type **pip install -r requirements.txt**

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/a/6/a6d813683fecefe07faec13cb3f86c0d3473d109.png)

**Permission**

> Type **python3 repopeek.py — help**

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/f/5/f5ef06c72b883c0fbcdf0d0c90e053c06d8949a6.png)

**RepoPeek**

> Below you can see the details of the github repository.
> 
> Type **python repopeek.py** [**https://github.com/immuni-app/immuni-app-android**](https://github.com/immuni-app/immuni-app-android)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/7/b/7b39f42943f74313a30fc20c9d26fed000be0939.png)

**RepoPeek.py**

> Above screenshot shows the basic details, size of repository, acquired license, one-line description. Programming languages which are used in repository, stats shows the forks, issues, total stars and URls of the repository.
> 
> Type **python3 repopeek.py** [**https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop**](https://github.com/popcorn-official/popcorn-desktop)

 ![image](https://onehack.st/uploads/default/original/3X/d/5/d5ed9d4b4021d9bba12d8d9ceb130e972c9b4a61.png)

**RepoPeek.py**

> Above screenshot shows the basic details, size of repository, acquired license, one-line description. Programming languages which are used in repository, stats shows the forks, issues, total stars and URls of the repository.

Conclusion - RepoPeek can be used while searching about different repositories. In Web Penetration Testing or Network Penetration Testing RepoPeek can considered only if tester want to use external tools. Tester can check details about any particular GitHub repository. (source: meduim)

**Enjoy!**