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GitHub CLI Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for GitHub CLI, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source
GitHub CLI Documentation (cli.github.com)
License
MIT
Variants
3 download options
Updated
2026-03-27

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Installation

brew install ghmacOS via Homebrew
sudo apt install ghDebian / Ubuntu
winget install GitHub.cliWindows via winget
conda install ghVia conda-forge

Authentication

gh auth login                  # interactive login
gh auth login --with-token < token.txt
gh auth status                 # check auth state
gh auth refresh -s repo,gist   # add scopes

Configuration

gh config set editor vim
gh config set pager less
gh config set git_protocol ssh
gh config list

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