gh-help
display command documentation and usage
TLDR
Show general help
$ gh help
Get help for command$ gh help [pr]
Get help for subcommand$ gh help [pr] [create]
Show environment variables$ gh help environment
List formatting options$ gh help formatting
SYNOPSIS
gh help [command] [subcommand]
DESCRIPTION
gh help provides documentation for GitHub CLI commands. It displays usage information, available flags, examples, and related commands for any gh command or subcommand.
The help system includes special topics like environment variables that affect gh behavior and formatting options for customizing output. Help content is built into the gh binary and available offline.
gh help is essential for discovering command capabilities and correct usage.
PARAMETERS
COMMAND
Command to get help for.SUBCOMMAND
Subcommand to get help for.environment
Show environment variables.formatting
Show output formatting options.mintty
Show MinTTY configuration help.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Help content matches installed gh version. Online documentation may be more current. Some help topics are platform-specific.
HISTORY
gh help follows Unix man page conventions, providing comprehensive command documentation as part of the GitHub CLI.