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Dev tools · February 12, 2020

GitHub CLI Beta

Take GitHub to the command line

GitHub CLI Beta launched on February 12, 2020 with 4 votes, #1,567 of 3,162 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

What it does

We’re introducing an easier and more seamless way to work with GitHub from the command line—GitHub CLI, now in beta. You can install GitHub CLI today on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and there’s more to come as we iterate on your feedback from the beta.

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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