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How do I understand an open source project code?

I open the source code and it's folder upon folder of infinite files each with infinite lines of code which doesn't make much sense to me because I dont have the context, and half of it uses functions ...
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What can I gain from examining others code?

I recently downloaded some large code bases and have had light reads through them, but what can I gain from this? How can I be sure what the author is doing is the right way to go about things? (One ...