Learn the Basics of GitHub CLI

1. Installation

Windows

• Download installer from the GitHub CLI releases

• Or install via Scoop:

scoop install gh

• Or via Chocolatey:

choco install gh

macOS

• Install via Homebrew:

brew install gh

Linux

• Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install gh

• Fedora:

sudo dnf install gh

• Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S github-cli

2. Authenticate with GitHub

Run:

gh auth login

• Select GitHub.com or GitHub Enterprise.

• Choose HTTPS or SSH as preferred.

• Use a personal access token or OAuth for authentication.

Verify authentication:

gh auth status

3. Basic Commands

• Version Check:

gh --version

• Configure Editor:

gh config set editor "vim"

4. Working with Repositories

• Create a New Repository:

gh repo create my-new-repo --public

• Clone a Repository:

gh repo clone /

• View Repository Details:

gh repo view my-repo --web

5. Managing Issues

• List Issues:

gh issue list

• Create a New Issue:

gh issue create --title "Bug in login system" --body "User cannot log in with valid credentials."

• View Issue Details:

gh issue view

6. Managing Pull Requests (PRs)

• List Pull Requests:

gh pr list

• Create a New PR:

gh pr create --title "Fix memory leak" --body "This PR fixes the memory leak in X module."

• View PR Details:

gh pr view

• Merge a PR:

gh pr merge --merge

7. Managing Gists

• Create a New Gist:

gh gist create file.txt --public

• List Gists:

gh gist list

• View a Gist:

gh gist view

8. GitHub Actions and Workflows

• List Workflow Runs:

gh run list

• View a Specific Workflow Run:

gh run view

• Trigger a Workflow:

gh workflow run

9. GitHub CLI Aliases

• Create an Alias:

gh alias set myrepos 'repo list --limit 10'

10. Logging Out

• Log Out:

gh auth logout