Dev tools · September 18, 2020
GitHub CLI
GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool
GitHub CLI launched on September 18, 2020 with 408 votes, #20 of 3,898 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.
In plain words
GitHub CLI is a free, open-source command-line tool that brings GitHub's core features directly to the terminal. It allows developers to manage pull requests, issues, releases, and other GitHub operations without leaving the command line or scripting environments. The tool works across Linux, Windows, and Mac, making it useful for anyone who prefers terminal-based workflows or needs to automate GitHub tasks through scripts.
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From the sources
GitHub CLI is a free and open-source command-line for GitHub. It provides GitHub's graphical features like pull requests, issues, releases, etc. into a terminal. So, anyone can perform the whole GitHub operation from a terminal or with a script.
Take GitHub to the command line
GitHub CLI brings GitHub to your terminal. Free and open source. Call the GitHub API to script almost any action, and set a custom alias for any command. Connect to GitHub Enterprise Server in addition to GitHub.com. GitHub CLI brings GitHub to your terminal. Free and openfrom cli.github.com
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