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GitHub CLI Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for GitHub CLI, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Setup
- Repos
- Issues
- Pull Requests
- Actions
- Releases
- Gists
- API
- Aliases
- Common Patterns
Installation
brew install gh | macOS via Homebrew |
sudo apt install gh | Debian / Ubuntu |
winget install GitHub.cli | Windows via winget |
conda install gh | Via conda-forge |
Authentication
gh auth login # interactive login
gh auth login --with-token < token.txt
gh auth status # check auth state
gh auth refresh -s repo,gist # add scopes
Configuration
gh config set editor vim
gh config set pager less
gh config set git_protocol ssh
gh config list
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