GitHub CLI Cheat Sheet

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Core GitHub CLI commands for auth, repository context, search, JSON output, and daily workflows.

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Getting Started

Install, authenticate, and inspect core CLI behavior.

Show gh version

Display installed GitHub CLI version and build info.

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bashANYversioninstall

bash

gh --version

Display installed GitHub CLI version and build info.

Open help for gh

Show top-level help and available command groups.

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bashANYhelpreference

bash

gh help

Show top-level help and available command groups.

Show help for a subcommand

Open detailed help for a specific subcommand.

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bashANYhelpreferencepr

bash

gh help pr create

Open detailed help for a specific subcommand.

Authenticate to GitHub Enterprise

Authenticate against a GitHub Enterprise Server host.

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bashANYauthghe

bash

gh auth login --hostname github.example.com

Authenticate against a GitHub Enterprise Server host.

Show auth status

Show which hosts are authenticated and how credentials are stored.

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bashANYauthstatus

bash

gh auth status

Show which hosts are authenticated and how credentials are stored.

Refresh auth scopes

Refresh token scopes for an authenticated host.

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bashANYauthscopes

bash

gh auth refresh -s repo,read:org,workflow

Refresh token scopes for an authenticated host.

Log out from a host

Remove stored authentication for a host.

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bashANYauthlogout

bash

gh auth logout --hostname github.com

Remove stored authentication for a host.

Set preferred editor

Set the editor used by gh when editing text.

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bashANYconfigeditor

bash

gh config set editor "code --wait"

Set the editor used by gh when editing text.

Get configured editor

Show the current editor configured for gh.

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bashANYconfigeditor

bash

gh config get editor

Show the current editor configured for gh.

List config values

Display CLI configuration values.

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bashANYconfig

bash

gh config list

Display CLI configuration values.

Show current status

Show account, issue, PR, and assignment activity summary.

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bashANYstatusdashboard

bash

gh status

Show account, issue, PR, and assignment activity summary.

Open current repo in browser

Open the current repository in the browser.

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bashANYbrowseweb

bash

gh browse

Open the current repository in the browser.

Open current branch compare view

Open a repo page scoped to a specific branch.

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bashANYbrowsebranch

bash

gh browse --branch feature/my-branch

Open a repo page scoped to a specific branch.

Open repo in browser

Open the selected repository in the web UI.

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bashANYrepoweb

bash

gh repo view --web

Open the selected repository in the web UI.

Formatting and JSON Output

Use JSON, jq, and templates for automation.

List PRs as JSON

Return pull request data as JSON fields.

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bashANYjsonprautomation

bash

gh pr list --json number,title,author,state

Return pull request data as JSON fields.

Filter PR JSON with jq syntax

Post-process JSON output using the built-in jq expression support.

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bashANYjsonjqpr

bash

gh pr list --json number,title --jq ".[] | {number, title}"

Post-process JSON output using the built-in jq expression support.

Format PR output with Go template

Format JSON output using a Go template.

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bashANYtemplatepr

bash

gh pr view 123 --json number,title,mergeStateStatus --template "{{.number}} {{.title}} {{.mergeStateStatus}}"

Format JSON output using a Go template.

List issues as JSON

Return issue fields as JSON for scripting.

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bashANYjsonissue

bash

gh issue list --json number,title,labels,assignees

Return issue fields as JSON for scripting.

List workflow runs as JSON

Inspect Actions runs in script-friendly JSON.

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bashANYjsonactionsrun

bash

gh run list --json databaseId,workflowName,status,conclusion

Inspect Actions runs in script-friendly JSON.

Query REST API and filter fields

Call the API directly and project specific values.

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bashANYapijqrest

bash

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo} --jq "{default_branch,visibility,open_issues_count}"

Call the API directly and project specific values.

Paginate API results

Fetch all pages from a paginated REST endpoint.

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bashANYapipagination

bash

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls --paginate

Fetch all pages from a paginated REST endpoint.

Search repos as JSON

Search GitHub repositories and output structured JSON.

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bashANYsearchreposjson

bash

gh search repos "topic:terraform stars:>5000" --json name,owner,url,stargazersCount

Search GitHub repositories and output structured JSON.

Search and Discovery

Search repos, issues, PRs, and code across GitHub.

Search repositories

Search repositories with qualifiers.

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bashANYsearchrepos

bash

gh search repos "language:go stars:>1000 topic:kubernetes"

Search repositories with qualifiers.

Search code

Search code across repositories.

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bashANYsearchcode

bash

gh search code "TODO owner:cli path:/docs extension:md"

Search code across repositories.

Search issues and PRs

Search across issues and pull requests.

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bashANYsearchissuespr

bash

gh search issues "is:open is:pr review-requested:@me"

Search across issues and pull requests.

Search commits

Search commits on GitHub.

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bashANYsearchcommits

bash

gh search commits "fix login author:octocat"

Search commits on GitHub.

Search users

Search GitHub users.

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bashANYsearchusers

bash

gh search users "location:California followers:>100"

Search GitHub users.

List repos for an owner

List repositories for a user or organization.

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bashANYrepolist

bash

gh repo list cli --limit 50

List repositories for a user or organization.

List repos filtered by language

Filter listed repos by language.

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bashANYrepolistlanguage

bash

gh repo list my-org --language TypeScript --limit 100

Filter listed repos by language.

List labels

Show labels in the current repository.

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bashANYlabelrepo

bash

gh label list

Show labels in the current repository.

List rulesets

List branch and repository rulesets.

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bashANYrulesetgovernance

bash

gh ruleset list

List branch and repository rulesets.

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Getting Started

Show gh version

Open help for gh

Show help for a subcommand

Authenticate interactively

Authenticate to GitHub Enterprise

Show auth status

Refresh auth scopes

Log out from a host

Set preferred editor

Get configured editor

List config values

Show current status

Open current repo in browser

Open current branch compare view

Open repo in browser

Formatting and JSON Output

List PRs as JSON

Filter PR JSON with jq syntax

Format PR output with Go template

List issues as JSON

List workflow runs as JSON

Query REST API and filter fields

Paginate API results

Search repos as JSON

Search and Discovery

Search repositories

Search code

Search issues and PRs

Search commits

Search users

List repos for an owner

List repos filtered by language

List labels

List rulesets

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