LinuxCommandLibrary

gh

Work seamlessly with GitHub from the command line.

TLDR

Clone a GitHub repository locally

$ gh repo clone [owner]/[repository]

Create a new issue

$ gh issue create

View and filter the open issues of the current repository

$ gh issue list

View an issue in the default web browser

$ gh issue view --web [issue_number]

Create a pull request

$ gh pr create

View a pull request in the default web browser

$ gh pr view --web [pr_number]

Check out a specific pull request locally

$ gh pr checkout [pr_number]

Check the status of a repository's pull requests

$ gh pr status

SYNOPSIS

gh <command> <subcommand> [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Work seamlessly with GitHub from the command line.

CORE COMMANDS

gh-browse(1): Open the repository in the browser
gh-codespace(1): Connect to and manage your codespaces
gh-gist(1): Manage gists
gh-issue(1): Manage issues
gh-pr(1): Manage pull requests
gh-release(1): Manage GitHub releases
gh-repo(1): Create, clone, fork, and view repositories

ACTIONS COMMANDS

gh-run(1): View details about workflow runs
gh-workflow(1): View details about GitHub Actions workflows

ADDITIONAL COMMANDS

gh-alias(1): Create command shortcuts
gh-api(1): Make an authenticated GitHub API request
gh-auth(1): Login, logout, and refresh your authentication
gh-completion(1): Generate shell completion scripts
gh-config(1): Manage configuration for gh
gh-extension(1): Manage gh extensions
gh-gpg-key(1): Manage GPG keys
gh-secret(1): Manage GitHub secrets
gh-ssh-key(1): Manage SSH keys

OPTIONS

--version: Show gh version

EXAMPLE

$ gh issue create
$ gh repo clone cli/cli
$ gh pr checkout 321