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brew install gh v2.95.0 MIT

Command-line interface for GitHub operations: create PRs, issues, manage repos without leaving the shell.

Why you might care

Essential if you spend time on GitHub—automate PR workflows, merge branches, check CI status, and manage issues directly from your terminal. Faster and scriptable alternative to the web UI. Single binary, no dependencies at runtime.

Categories

version-control cli networking

Alternatives

hub git GitHub web UI
299.4k
30-day installs · #5
891.2k
90-day · #6
2.7M
365-day · #8

Build dependencies

go

Links

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