gh Command Examples

Work seamlessly with GitHub. Some subcommands such as config have their own usage documentation. More information: https://cli.github.com/.

• Clone a GitHub repository locally:

gh repo clone {{owner}}/{{repository}}

• Create a new issue:

gh issue create

• View and filter the open issues of the current repository:

gh issue list

• View an issue in the default web browser:

gh issue view --web {{issue_number}}

• Create a pull request:

gh pr create

• View a pull request in the default web browser:

gh pr view --web {{pr_number}}

• Check out a specific pull request locally:

gh pr checkout {{pr_number}}

• Check the status of a repository's pull requests:

gh pr status