CLI gh is GitHub on the command
line. It brings pull requests,
issues, and other GitHub
concepts to the terminal next to where
you are already working with git and
your code. 
GitHub CLI is supported for users on GitHub.com and GitHub
Enterprise Server 2.20+ with support for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Documentation For installation options see below,
for usage instructions [see the manual][manual].
or if you feel that some functionality is missing, please check out the [contributing page][contributing]. There you will find instructions for sharing your feedback, building the tool locally, and submitting pull requests to the project. If you are a hubber and are interested in shipping new commands for the CLI, check out our [doc on internal contributions][intake-doc] # Installation
[Homebrew][], [MacPorts][], [Conda][], [Spack][], [Webi][], and as a downloadable binary from the [releases page][]. # Homebrew
| Install: | Upgrade: |
|---|---|
brew install gh |
brew upgrade gh |
# MacPorts
| Install: | Upgrade: |
|---|---|
sudo port install gh |
sudo port selfupdate && sudo port upgrade gh |
# Conda
| Install: | Upgrade: |
|---|---|
conda install gh --channel conda-forge |
conda update gh --channel conda-forge |
Additional Conda installation options available on the gh-feedstock page. # Spack
| Install: | Upgrade: |
|---|---|
spack install gh |
spack uninstall gh && spack install gh |
# Webi
| Install: | Upgrade: |
|---|---|
curl -sS https://webi.sh/gh | sh |
webi gh@stable |
| For more information about the Webi installer see its homepage. |
# Linux & BSD
gh is available via: - our Debian and RPM repositories; - community-maintained repositories in various Linux distros;
- OS-agnostic package managers such as Homebrew, Conda, Spack, Webi; and - our [releases page][] as
precompiled binaries For more information, see Linux & BSD installation.
# Windows
ghis available via [WinGet][], [scoop][], [Chocolatey][], Conda, Webi, and as downloadable MSI. # WinGet | Install: | Upgrade: | | ------------------- | --------------------| |winget install --id GitHub.cli|winget upgrade --id GitHub.cli|> Note > The Windows installer modifies your PATH. When using Windows Terminal, you will need to open a new window for the changes to take effect Simply opening a new tab will not be sufficient
# scoop | Install: | Upgrade: | | ------------------ | ------------------ | |scoop install gh|scoop update gh| # Chocolatey | Install: | Upgrade: | | ------------------ | ------------------ | |choco install gh|choco upgrade gh| # Signed MSI MSI installers are available for download on the [releases page][]
```json
"features":
{ "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {}
}
```
## GitHub Actions GitHub CLI comes pre-installed in all
[GitHub-Hosted Runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners).
## Other platforms
Download packaged binaries from the [releases page][].
## Build from source
See here on how to [build GitHub CLI from source][build from source].
## Comparison with hub
For many years, [hub][] was the unofficial GitHub
CLI tool. `gh` is a new project that helps us explore
what an official GitHub CLI tool can look like with a fundamentally different design. While both
tools bring GitHub to the terminal, `hub` behaves as a proxy to `git`, and `gh` is a standalone
tool. Check out our [more detailed explanation][gh-vs-hub] to learn more.
[manual]: https://cli.github.com/manual/
[Homebrew]: https://brew.sh
[MacPorts]: https://www.macports.org
[winget]: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
[scoop]: https://scoop.sh
[Chocolatey]: https://chocolatey.org
[Conda]: https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/
[Spack]: https://spack.io
[Webi]: https://webinstall.dev
[releases page]: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/latest
[hub]: https://github.com/github/hub
[contributing]: ./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
[gh-vs-hub]: ./docs/gh-vs-hub.md
[build from source]: ./docs/source.md
[intake-doc]: ./docs/working-with-us.md