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GH-AUTH-SWITCH(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-AUTH-SWITCH(1)

NAME

gh-auth-switch - Switch active GitHub account

SYNOPSIS

gh auth switch [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Switch the active account for a GitHub host.

This command changes the authentication configuration that will be used when running commands targeting the specified GitHub host.

If the specified host has two accounts, the active account will be switched automatically. If there are more than two accounts, disambiguation will be required either through the --user flag or an interactive prompt.

For a list of authenticated accounts you can run gh auth status.

OPTIONS

The hostname of the GitHub instance to switch account for

The account to switch to

EXAMPLE

# Select what host and account to switch to via a prompt
$ gh auth switch
# Switch to a specific host and specific account
$ gh auth switch --hostname enterprise.internal --user monalisa

SEE ALSO

gh-auth(1)

May 2024 GitHub CLI v2.49.0