Using Github's CLI on Ubuntu & Commands.

gh cli web

Working with GitHub has never been boring, as a matter of fact, it's the best part of the development process on my side. As usual, we use git and other distributed version control systems like Mercurial and many more.

I have been using the GitHub cli since February this year, and it is great. So let me show you how I got to use it. I'm on Ubuntu by the way. But I guess the process is the same on other OS, I'll check it out.

First, you download it on releases. Select the file with an extension based on your OS. Currently, the latest version is 1.x.x.

After download, follow normal procedures of installing an app on your environment/OS. Once the file is installed, BOOM! You are ready to interact with the gh cli.

There are no many configuration settings needed. The commands can be used anywhere regardless of the Operating System. The commands are as shown below:

General Activity

Command	usage	detailed usage
gh --version	view version of gh cli	-

Working with repositories (repo)

Command	usage	detailed usage
gh repo view	view current repo on the browser (web)	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_repo_view
gh repo fork	create a fork of a repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_repo_fork
gh repo create	create a new repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_repo_create
gh repo clone	clone a repo locally	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_repo_clone

Working with Issues

Command	usage	detailed usage
gh issue view	view an issue of a repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_view
gh issue create	create an issue locally	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_create
gh issue status	displays the status of issues on the repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_status
gh issue list	lists all issues raised on the repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_list

Working with pull requests (pr)

Command	usage	detailed usage
gh pr view	view pull requests in browser	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_view
gh pr status	lists the statuses of available pull requests	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_status
gh pr list	lists all pull requests in the current repo	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_list
gh pr create	create a pull request	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_create
gh pr checkout	check out a pull request in git	https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_pr_checkout

References

1. installation instructions
2. gh cli manual