The GitHub CLI is a useful command-line tool for working with GitHub. It helps glue git with GitHub. The CLI cooperates with git. It is great to use together because the CLI can handle authentication for git.

Getting Started

  1. Install the GitHub CLI from the above link
  2. Follow these introductory steps here

Useful commands

CommandDescription
gh repo clone ...Clones a repository from GitHub. Very similar to git clone.

Fun fact: on GitHub, you can quickly copy commands to use from here: