GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI is an open source tool for using GitHub from your computer's command line. When you're working from the command line, you can use the GitHub CLI to save time and avoid switching context.

Overview Quickstart Reference

Guides

Creating GitHub CLI extensions

Learn how to share new GitHub CLI commands with other users by creating custom extensions for GitHub CLI.

Using GitHub CLI extensions

Learn how to use custom extensions written by other GitHub CLI users.

Using GitHub CLI in workflows

You can script with GitHub CLI in GitHub Actions workflows.

Using Codespaces with GitHub CLI

You can work with GitHub Codespaces directly from your command line by using gh, the GitHub command line interface.

Popular CLI tasks

Creating an issue

Adding a new SSH key to your GitHub account

Create a repo

Checking out pull requests locally

Merging a pull request

Fork a repo

Cloning a repository

What's new

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Codespaces now have a configurable idle timeoutDecember 02

New Codespaces features launching at Universe 2021October 27

GitHub CLI 2.0 includes extensionsAugust 26

All GitHub CLI docs

GitHub CLI

About GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI quickstart

Creating GitHub CLI extensions

Using GitHub CLI extensions

GitHub CLI reference