gh-cli
Complete GitHub CLI reference for repositories, issues, pull requests, Actions, projects, releases, and all command-line GitHub operations.
- Covers 20+ command categories including repos, issues, PRs, workflows, projects, releases, gists, codespaces, organizations, and search with 100+ subcommands
- Supports authentication modes (interactive login, tokens, GitHub Enterprise), configuration via environment variables, and multi-account switching
- Includes JSON output filtering with jq, custom templates, pagination, and API request capabilities for advanced workflows
- Provides common patterns for bulk operations, fork syncing, CI/CD automation, and repository setup with shell integration and aliases
GitHub CLI (gh)
Comprehensive reference for GitHub CLI (gh) - work seamlessly with GitHub from the command line.
Version: 2.85.0 (current as of January 2026)
Prerequisites
Installation
# macOS
brew install gh
# Linux
curl -fsSL https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | sudo dd of=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
sudo apt update
sudo apt install gh
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