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Call the API directly and project specific values.

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Section: Formatting and JSON Output

Query REST API and filter fields

bash
bash
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq "{default_branch,visibility,open_issues_count}"
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Call the API directly and project specific values.

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