GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1) NAME gh-release-download - Download release assets SYNOPSIS gh release download [<tag>] [flags] DESCRIPTION Download assets from a GitHub release. Without an explicit tag name argument, assets are downloaded from the lat- est release in the project. In this case, --pattern or --archive is re- quired. OPTIONS -A, --archive <format> Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz) --clobber Overwrite existing files of the same name -D, --dir <directory> (default ".") The directory to download files into -O, --output <file> The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output) -p, --pattern <stringArray> Download only assets that match a glob pattern --skip-existing Skip downloading when files of the same name exist OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format 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 # Download all assets from a specific release $ gh release download v1.2.3 # Download only Debian packages for the latest release $ gh release download --pattern '*.deb' # Specify multiple file patterns $ gh release download -p '*.deb' -p '*.rpm' # Download the archive of the source code for a release $ gh release download v1.2.3 --archive=zip SEE ALSO gh-release(1) Aug 2026 GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1)
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