GH-GPG-KEY-ADD(1)

🎀 GH-GPG-KEY-ADD(1) — the GitHub CLI manual, bestie edition 🎀

okay so real quick, this is a page from the GitHub CLI manual, and it's literally all about adding a GPG key to your GitHub account. yes. that's the whole vibe. let's go 💅

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✨ NAME ✨

gh-gpg-key-add — add a GPG key to your GitHub account 🔑

like, it takes your key and puts it on your account. iconic behavior, no cap.

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gh gpg-key add [<key-file>] [flags]

so you run gh gpg-key add, you optionally hand it key-file, and you can sprinkle flags on top. that's the whole thing 🫶

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -t, --title <string> — the title for the new key. give it a name, bestie, so future-you knows what it is 🏷️

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⭐ EXIT CODES ⭐

okay so when the command finishes, the exit code tells you the tea ☕ here's the whole menu:

• 0 — successful execution! slay, it worked 💚
• 1 — error 😭 something went wrong
• 2 — command canceled 🙈 you (or something) backed out
• 4 — authentication required 🔐 like, log in first, bestie

NOTE: specific commands may have additional exit codes. refer to the command's help for more information. fr fr, always check the specific command's own help 👀

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🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• gh-gpg-key(1) — the parent command, go check it out 🧚

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and that's the page!! 💜 this was written for GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — so if you're reading this from the future, hi, you're gorgeous, and please check if things changed 🎀✨