What is GitHub CLI?
It is a free and open-source command-line for GitHub.
It provides GitHub's graphical features like pull requests, issues, releases, etc. into a terminal. So, anyone can perform the whole GitHub operation from a terminal or with a script.
GitHub CLI is a tool in the Tools for GitHub category of a tech stack.
GitHub CLI is an open source tool with 38.9K GitHub stars and 6.5K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to GitHub CLI's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses GitHub CLI?
Companies
6 companies reportedly use GitHub CLI in their tech stacks, including asencis, base, and TurkDevOps.
Developers
27 developers on StackShare have stated that they use GitHub CLI.
GitHub CLI Integrations
GitHub CLI's Features
- Work with issues, pull requests, checks, releases and more
- Call the GitHub API to script almost any action, and set a custom alias for any command
- Connect to GitHub Enterprise Server in addition to GitHub.com
- Open source and ready for your contributions
GitHub CLI Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to GitHub CLI?
Git
Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
GitHub
GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
Visual Studio Code
Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Docker
The Docker Platform is the industry-leading container platform for continuous, high-velocity innovation, enabling organizations to seamlessly build and share any application — from legacy to what comes next — and securely run them anywhere
npm
npm is the command-line interface to the npm ecosystem. It is battle-tested, surprisingly flexible, and used by hundreds of thousands of JavaScript developers every day.
