GH-REPO-LICENSE-VIEW(1)

💅 GH-REPO-LICENSE-VIEW(1) 💅

ok so real talk — this is a page from the GitHub CLI manual, aka gh, and it's literally about peeking at a repo license. bestie, it's giving "I just need to know if I can copy this code" energy and honestly? iconic. let's get into it 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

gh-repo-license-view — view a specific repository license 👀

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

gh repo license view {<license-key> | <spdx-id>} [flags]

so you're handing it either a license key or an SPDX ID — pick one, not both, no cap. and you can tack flags on the end 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

View a specific repository license by license key or SPDX ID. that's it, that's the whole vibe. ✨

Quick note though: run gh repo license list to see the available commonly used licenses — that's your starting menu, bestie. and if you want even more licenses (like, an unhinged amount), go visit https://choosealicense.com/appendix. there are so many. it's a whole thing. 🎀

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🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -w, --web — opens https://choosealicense.com/ in your browser. yes, it browser-ifies it. slay 💻✨

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💀 EXIT CODES 💀

these are the numbers it bounces back at you so you know what went down:

• 0: successful execution — we ate, no crumbs 👑
• 1: error — something went wrong, rip 😭
• 2: command canceled — you (or the universe) hit the brakes 🙈
• 4: authentication required — you gotta log in first, bestie 🔐

NOTE: specific commands may have additional exit codes. refer to the command's help for more information — like, some of them have extra lore, iykyk.

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🔥 EXAMPLE 🔥

the examples are genuinely so clean, look:

# View the MIT license from SPDX ID
$ gh repo license view MIT

# View the MIT license from license key
$ gh repo license view mit

# View the GNU AGPL-3.0 license from SPDX ID
$ gh repo license view AGPL-3.0

# View the GNU AGPL-3.0 license from license key
$ gh repo license view agpl-3.0

# Create a LICENSE.md with the MIT license
$ gh repo license view MIT > LICENSE.md

notice how MIT and mit both work?? uppercase, lowercase, doesn't matter — it's not picky, it's chill, it's main character energy for real. and that last one? redirecting into LICENSE.md? that's the move. that's the whole move. ⭐

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• gh-repo-license(1) — the parent page, go check it out 🧚

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okay that's the page!! mwah 💖 this was GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — catch you on the next manpage, bestie, stay licensed and stay hydrated 🍓💜