gh-cli

# 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 ```bash # 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 # Windows winget install --id GitHub.cli # Verify installation gh --version ``` ### Authentication ```bash # Interactive login (default: github.com) gh auth login # Login with specific hostname gh auth login --hostname enterprise.internal # Login with token gh auth login --with-token < mytoken.txt # Check authentication status gh auth status # Switch accounts gh auth switch --hostname github.com --user username # Logout gh auth logout --hostname github.com --user username ``` ### Setup Git Integration ```bash # Configure git to use gh as credential helper gh auth setup-git # View active token gh auth token # Refresh authentication scopes gh auth refresh --scopes write:org,read:public_key ``` ## CLI Structure ``` gh # Root command ├── auth # Authentication │ ├── login │ ├── logout │ ├── refresh ...