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GitHub File Browser Missing Checkbox Multi-Select for Bulk File Operations

GitHub's repository file browser has no checkboxes for selecting multiple files or folders at once. Users must interact with files individually, making bulk operations cumbersome compared to standard file system UX conventions.

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