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
-f, --force <--hostname>
Force setup even if the host is not known. Must be used in conjunction with --hostname
-h, --hostname <string>
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