GitHub CLI (gh) In-Depth Reference

Comprehensive reference for the GitHub CLI — the official command-line tool for working with GitHub from the terminal. Covers all command groups, flags, argument formats, environment variables, output formatting, and the extension system.

Data Flow

Local git repo
  → gh repo clone / gh repo create
    → gh pr create / gh issue create
      → gh pr checkout / gh pr merge / gh pr review
        → gh run watch / gh release create
          → gh browse (open in browser)