GitHub CLI Auth, Alias, and Config

gh auth token

# Print the active token for scripting.

gh auth switch

# Switch between authenticated accounts on a host.

gh auth setup-git

# Configure Git to use GitHub CLI as a credential helper.

gh config set git_protocol ssh

# Set the preferred Git protocol used by gh.

printenv GITHUB_TOKEN | gh auth login --with-token

# Authenticate non-interactively using a token piped from stdin.

export GH_HOST=github.example.com && export GH_ENTERPRISE_TOKEN=token

# Authenticate automation against GitHub Enterprise Server using env vars.

export GH_HOST=github.example.com

# Set the default host for gh commands.

export GH_REPO=my-org/platform-api

# Set the default repository context for scripts.

gh alias list

# List configured aliases.

gh alias set pv "pr view"

# Create a simple alias.

gh alias set cleanup '!git branch --merged | egrep -v "(^\*|main|master)" | xargs -r git branch -d'

# Create a shell-powered alias.

gh alias delete pv

# Delete a configured alias.

gh alias import aliases.yml --clobber

# Import aliases from a YAML file.

gh extension list

# List installed gh extensions.

gh extension install dlvhdr/gh-dash

# Install a GitHub CLI extension from a repo.

gh extension upgrade --all

# Upgrade installed extensions.

gh extension remove dlvhdr/gh-dash

# Uninstall an extension.

gh completion -s bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/gh

# Generate shell completion for Bash.

gh completion -s zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_gh"

# Generate shell completion for Zsh.

gh completion -s fish > ~/.config/fish/completions/gh.fish

# Generate shell completion for Fish.

gh org list

# List organizations visible to your account.

gh project list --owner @me

# List GitHub Projects for an owner.

gh project view 5 --owner my-org

# Show a GitHub Project.

gh secret list --org my-org

# List organization secrets.

gh secret set MY_TOKEN --org my-org --visibility all < token.txt

# Create an organization secret.

gh variable list --org my-org

# List organization variables.

gh variable set APP_REGION --org my-org --body us-west-2

# Create or update an organization variable.

gh ssh-key add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --title "work-laptop"

# Upload an SSH public key.

gh gpg-key add ~/.gnupg/public.asc

# Upload a GPG key.

gh license list

# List common software licenses.

gh license view mit

# Show a license template body.