GH-GIST-CLONE(1)

💅 NAME 💅

welcome to the GitHub CLI manual, bestie — this one is all about gh-gist-clone(1) ✨

gh-gist-clone — clone a gist locally, no cap 💖

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🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

gh gist clone <gist> [<directory>] [-- <gitflags>...]

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so this command clones a GitHub gist locally. literally right onto your machine, slay 🫶

the <gist> argument can be supplied in either of these formats:

• by ID, e.g. 5b0e0062eb8e9654adad7bb1d81cc75f — just the ID, iconic and compact 👑
• by URL, e.g. https://gist.github.com/OWNER/5b0e0062eb8e9654adad7bb1d81cc75f — the whole URL vibe 🌈

and if you want to pass additional git clone flags? bestie, just list them after -- 💅

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✨ EXIT CODES ✨

• 0: Successful execution — we love a happy ending 🎀
• 1: Error — something went sideways 😭
• 2: Command canceled — it said “not today” 💀
• 4: Authentication required — login check said bestie, who are you? 🙈

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• gh-gist(1) — the main gist page, go peek 💜

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made with main character energy by GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — page GH-GIST-CLONE(1), periodt 💖✨🫶