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GH-AUTH-SETUP-GIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-AUTH-SETUP-GIT(1)

NAME

gh-auth-setup-git - Setup git with GitHub CLI

SYNOPSIS

gh auth setup-git [flags]

DESCRIPTION

This command configures git to use GitHub CLI as a credential helper. For more information on git credential helpers please reference: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials.

By default, GitHub CLI will be set as the credential helper for all authenticated hosts. If there is no authenticated hosts the command fails with an error.

Alternatively, use the --hostname flag to specify a single host to be configured. If the host is not authenticated with, the command fails with an error.

OPTIONS

Force setup even if the host is not known. Must be used in conjunction with --hostname

The hostname to configure git for

EXAMPLE

# Configure git to use GitHub CLI as the credential helper for all authenticated hosts
$ gh auth setup-git
# Configure git to use GitHub CLI as the credential helper for enterprise.internal host
$ gh auth setup-git --hostname enterprise.internal

SEE ALSO

gh-auth(1)

May 2024 GitHub CLI v2.49.0