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 authen- ticated 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 con- figured. If the host is not authenticated with, the command fails with an error. OPTIONS -f, --force <--hostname> Force setup even if the host is not known. Must be used in conjunc- tion with --hostname -h, --hostname <string> The hostname to configure git for EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com- mand's help for more information. 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) Aug 2026 GH-AUTH-SETUP-GIT(1)
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