GH-AUTH-TOKEN(1)

💅 gh-auth-token — the manual page, but make it make sense

okay so bestie, welcome to GH-AUTH-TOKEN(1) from the GitHub CLI manual — this is the page that tells you how to make gh spit out the auth token it's been holding onto for a hostname and an account. yes, that token. the secret one. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

gh-auth-token — print the authentication token that gh uses for a hostname and account. literally just hands you the token. no cap. 🔑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gh auth token [flags]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. flags are optional, token is mandatory (jk, the token comes out the other end). 💖

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So this command outputs the authentication token for an account on a given GitHub host. one job. it does one job. 👑

Without the --hostname flag, the default host is chosen. (you don't pick, it picks. main character energy honestly.)

Without the --user flag, the active account for the host is chosen. (again — it's got this. don't stress.) ✨

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -h, --hostname <string> — the hostname of the GitHub instance that's authenticated. like, which GitHub are we talking about here. 🌈
• -u, --user <string> — the account you want the token output for. specify the bestie, get the token. 🫶

⚠️ careful with these bad boys — a token is basically a password with a cute outfit on. don't paste it in the group chat fr fr. 🙈

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💀 EXIT CODES 💀

• 0 — successful execution. slay. we ate. ✅
• 1 — error. something's wrong, bestie. 😭
• 2 — command canceled. you hit the brakes. ✋
• 4 — authentication required. you gotta log in first, no skipping. 🔐

📝 NOTE: specific commands may have additional exit codes. refer to the command's help for more information. iykyk. 💜

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

• gh-auth(1) — the bigger auth picture, go read it 🧚

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✨ and that's the whole page, bestie ✨

this gem is from GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — go forth and authenticate responsibly 💖🎀🦋⭐