GitHub CLI Repos and Pull Requests

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Repository creation, forking, syncing, pull request creation, review, and merge workflows in GitHub CLI.

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Repository Basics

Create, clone, fork, sync, and inspect repositories.

Clone a repository

Clone a repository using OWNER/REPO syntax.

bashANYrepoclone

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gh repo clone cli/cli

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Clone a repository using OWNER/REPO syntax.

Clone into a specific directory

Clone a repository into a named local folder.

bashANYrepoclone

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gh repo clone cli/cli my-cli-copy

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Clone a repository into a named local folder.

Create a repository interactively

Create a new repository with prompts.

bashANYrepocreate

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gh repo create

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Create a new repository with prompts.

Create a public repo from current directory

Create a repository from the current directory and push initial contents.

bashANYrepocreatepush

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gh repo create my-new-repo --public --source=. --remote=origin --push

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Create a repository from the current directory and push initial contents.

Fork current repository

Fork the current repository.

bashANYrepofork

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gh repo fork

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Fork the current repository.

Fork and clone a repo

Fork a repo and clone your fork locally.

bashANYrepoforkclone

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gh repo fork cli/cli --clone

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Fork a repo and clone your fork locally.

Set default repo context

Set the default repository for future gh commands in this directory.

bashANYrepocontext

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gh repo set-default my-org/platform-api

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Set the default repository for future gh commands in this directory.

View repository info

Show repository details.

bashANYrepoview

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gh repo view cli/cli

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Show repository details.

Edit repository description

Update repository metadata.

bashANYrepoedit

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gh repo edit --description "Internal platform tooling"

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Update repository metadata.

Edit repository homepage

Update the repository homepage URL.

bashANYrepoedit

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gh repo edit --homepage "https://docs.example.com"

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Update the repository homepage URL.

Enable issues

Enable GitHub Issues for a repository.

bashANYrepoeditissues

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gh repo edit --enable-issues

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Enable GitHub Issues for a repository.

Delete a repository

Delete a repository without interactive confirmation.

bashANYrepodelete

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gh repo delete my-org/old-repo --yes

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Delete a repository without interactive confirmation.

Sync fork from upstream

Sync a fork with its parent repository.

bashANYreposyncfork

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gh repo sync my-fork/repo

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Sync a fork with its parent repository.

Archive repository

Archive a repository.

bashANYrepoarchive

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gh repo archive my-org/legacy-repo --yes

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Archive a repository.

Unarchive repository

Unarchive an archived repository.

bashANYrepoarchive

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gh repo unarchive my-org/legacy-repo

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Unarchive an archived repository.

Pull Requests Core

Create, inspect, and manage pull requests.

List pull requests

List open pull requests for the current repo.

bashANYprlist

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gh pr list

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List open pull requests for the current repo.

List closed PRs

List pull requests by state.

bashANYprlist

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gh pr list --state closed --limit 100

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List pull requests by state.

View a PR

Show details for a pull request.

bashANYprview

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gh pr view 123

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Show details for a pull request.

Create a PR interactively

Create a pull request.

bashANYprcreate

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gh pr create

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Create a pull request.

Create PR with autofill

Autofill title and body from commits.

bashANYprcreate

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gh pr create --fill --base main

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Autofill title and body from commits.

Create PR with explicit title/body

Create a pull request non-interactively.

bashANYprcreate

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gh pr create --title "Add health endpoint" --body "Adds /healthz" --base main --head feature/health

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Create a pull request non-interactively.

Check out a PR

Fetch and switch to a pull request locally.

bashANYprcheckout

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gh pr checkout 123

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Fetch and switch to a pull request locally.

Show PR diff

Display the diff for a pull request.

bashANYprdiff

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gh pr diff 123

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Display the diff for a pull request.

Show PR checks

Display status checks for a pull request.

bashANYprchecks

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gh pr checks 123

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Display status checks for a pull request.

Show PR status

Show pull requests relevant to you.

bashANYprstatus

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gh pr status

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Show pull requests relevant to you.

Mark draft PR ready

Mark a draft pull request as ready for review.

bashANYprdraft

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gh pr ready 123

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Mark a draft pull request as ready for review.

Close a PR

Close a pull request and optionally leave a comment.

bashANYprclose

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gh pr close 123 --comment "Superseded by #456"

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Close a pull request and optionally leave a comment.

Reopen a PR

Reopen a closed pull request.

bashANYprreopen

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gh pr reopen 123

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Reopen a closed pull request.

Lock a PR conversation

Lock conversation on a pull request.

bashANYprlock

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gh pr lock 123 --reason resolved

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Lock conversation on a pull request.

Unlock a PR conversation

Unlock a previously locked pull request.

bashANYprlock

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gh pr unlock 123

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Unlock a previously locked pull request.

Reviews and Merge

Review, comment, merge, and inspect mergeability.

Approve a PR

Approve a pull request.

bashANYprreviewapprove

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gh pr review 123 --approve

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Approve a pull request.

Comment on a PR

Leave a review comment.

bashANYprreviewcomment

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gh pr review 123 --comment --body "Looks good overall."

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Leave a review comment.

Request changes on a PR

Request changes during review.

bashANYprreviewchanges

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gh pr review 123 --request-changes --body "Please add tests."

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Request changes during review.

Merge a PR

Merge a pull request using a merge commit.

bashANYprmerge

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gh pr merge 123 --merge

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Merge a pull request using a merge commit.

Squash merge a PR

Squash merge and delete the branch.

bashANYprmergesquash

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gh pr merge 123 --squash --delete-branch

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Squash merge and delete the branch.

Rebase merge a PR

Merge a pull request using rebase.

bashANYprmergerebase

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gh pr merge 123 --rebase

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Merge a pull request using rebase.

Enable auto-merge

Enable auto-merge once checks pass.

bashANYprmergeauto

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gh pr merge 123 --auto --squash

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Enable auto-merge once checks pass.

Use admin merge

Merge bypassing branch protections if you have admin privileges.

bashANYprmergeadmin

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gh pr merge 123 --admin --merge

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Merge bypassing branch protections if you have admin privileges.

Update branch from base

Update a PR branch with the latest base branch changes.

bashANYprupdate-branch

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gh pr update-branch 123 --rebase

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Update a PR branch with the latest base branch changes.

Leave PR comment

Add a general pull request comment.

bashANYprcomment

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gh pr comment 123 --body "Can you clarify the migration path?"

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Add a general pull request comment.

Edit PR metadata

Update title, body, labels, reviewers, or assignees on a PR.

bashANYpredit

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gh pr edit 123 --add-label backend --add-reviewer team/backend

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Update title, body, labels, reviewers, or assignees on a PR.

Inspect mergeability via JSON

Inspect mergeability and review state programmatically.

bashANYprjson

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gh pr view 123 --json mergeStateStatus,isDraft,reviewDecision

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Inspect mergeability and review state programmatically.

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