GH-CONFIG-SET(1)

💅 gh-config-set(1) — the GitHub CLI manual, bestie edition ✨

okay so this is gh-config-set, and yes it lives in the GitHub CLI manual (v2.102.0 energy, hi 👋). it's the glow-up page for setting one specific config key to one specific value. tiny command, huge main character energy. let's get into it 🎀

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🌸 NAME 🌸

gh-config-set — update configuration with a value for the given key 💖

like, you pick a key, you pick a value, and the config gets updated. that's the whole vibe check and it ate.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

gh config set <key> <value> [flags]

literally just <key> then <value> then whatever flags you're feeling. periodt 🫶

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -h, --host <string> — set this as a per-host setting 👑 so instead of changing the whole config globally, you're like "no bestie, this one's just for this host." very targeted, very intentional.

🔥 EXIT CODES 🔥

the numbers that tell you how it went, no cap:

• 0: Successful execution — slay 💅 it worked
• 1: Error — something went sideways 😭
• 2: Command canceled — you (or something) hit the brakes 🙈
• 4: Authentication required — the vibes need credentials 🔐

⭐ NOTE: specific commands may have additional exit codes. refer to the command's help for more information — iykyk, always check the specific command's help before you spiral 🧚

🦋 EXAMPLE 🦋

okay these are the actual examples, copy-paste safe, character for character:

$ gh config set editor vim
$ gh config set editor "code --wait"
$ gh config set git_protocol ssh --host github.com
$ gh config set api_host api-gateway.example.com --host example.com
$ gh config set prompt disabled

look at that range 😮‍💨 setting your editor to plain vim, setting it to "code --wait" (quotes matter, don't @ me), picking git_protocol as ssh but only for github.com, pointing api_host at api-gateway.example.com but only for example.com, and turning prompt off. iconic behavior honestly 🌈

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

• gh-config(1) — go read the parent page, it's giving family reunion 🫶

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and that's the tea 🍓 — this page brought to you by GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026. go forth and set responsibly, bestie 💜✨