GH-REPO(1)

💖 gh-repo — manage repositories, bestie 💖

okay so this is the gh manual page for gh repo, straight out of the GitHub CLI manual (yes, that's the manual name, we're being fancy today ✨). Sit down, grab a strawberry 🍓, and let's get into it.

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

gh repo <command> [flags]

that's the whole vibe. you pick a <command> and then you slap some [flags] on it. iconic.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Work with GitHub repositories. that's it, that's the whole thing. literally your entire repo era, handled from the terminal 💅

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🌸 GENERAL COMMANDS 🌸

these are the big main-character ones — the ones you'll reach for like every single day:

• gh-repo-create(1) — Create a new repository ✨ brand new repo, no cap
• gh-repo-list(1) — List repositories owned by user or organization 👑

🎀 TARGETED COMMANDS 🎀

these ones are for when you've got a specific repo in mind. targeted. laser focused. iykyk:

• gh-repo-archive(1) — Archive a repository 📦
• gh-repo-autolink(1) — Manage autolink references 🔗
• gh-repo-clone(1) — Clone a repository locally
• gh-repo-delete(1) — Delete a repository 💀 (be careful bestie)
• gh-repo-deploy-key(1) — Manage deploy keys in a repository 🔑
• gh-repo-edit(1) — Edit repository settings ⚙️
• gh-repo-fork(1) — Create a fork of a repository 🍴
• gh-repo-gitignore(1) — List and view available repository gitignore templates 🙈
• gh-repo-license(1) — Explore repository licenses 📜
• gh-repo-read-dir(1) — List a directory in a repository (preview) 👀
• gh-repo-read-file(1) — Read a file from a repository (preview) 📄
• gh-repo-rename(1) — Rename a repository 🏷️
• gh-repo-set-default(1) — Configure default repository for this directory ⭐
• gh-repo-sync(1) — Sync a repository 🔄
• gh-repo-unarchive(1) — Unarchive a repository 📤
• gh-repo-view(1) — View a repository 👁️

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💅 EXIT CODES 💅

the vibe check results, fr fr:

• 0: Successful execution 🎉 slay
• 1: Error 😭
• 2: Command canceled 🙈
• 4: Authentication required 🔐 (go log in bestie)

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information. — like, don't assume these four are the whole story, always check the specific command's help 🫶

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🌈 EXAMPLE 🌈

$ gh repo create
$ gh repo clone cli/cli
$ gh repo view --web

look at that. creating, cloning, and yeeting the repo view straight into your browser with --web. obsessed. 🔥

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• gh(1) — the parent page, the icon, the main character 👑

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and that's the tea, bestie 🧚💜

this little tour was brought to you by GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — go forth and manage those repositories 🎀🦋