glab(1)

💅 glab(1) — the glab manual, auth status edition, bestie ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

glab-auth-status — view authentication status. That's the manual name, and that's the whole assignment. 💖

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

glab auth status [flags]

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

Okay so this command verifies and displays information about your authentication state. Literally a vibe check for your auth, bestie.

By default, this command checks the authentication state of the GitLab instance determined by your current context — that's your git remote, the GITLAB_HOST environment variable, or your configuration. No cap.

Wanna check all configured instances? Use --all. Wanna check one specific instance? Use --hostname. Easy peasy. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

• -a, --all[=false] — Check the authentication status of all configured instances. Defaults to false; turn it on when you want the whole squad checked. 👑
• --hostname="" — Check the authentication status of a specific instance. Default is the empty string "". Drop a hostname in there and it's giving targeted. 🎯
• --jq="" — Filter JSON output with a jq expression. Default is "". Yes, jq besties, this one's for you. 💜
• -F, --output="text" — Format output as: text, json. Default is "text". Pick your format, main character. ✨
• -t, --show-token[=false] — Display the authentication token. Defaults to false. It's giving token reveal moment. 👀

👑 OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS 👑

• -h, --help[=false] — Show help for this command. Defaults to false. The classic "help me help you" button. 🫶

🎀 EXAMPLE 🎀

Here are the exact moves, bestie:

# Check authentication status for the instance in your current context
glab auth status

# Check authentication status for all configured instances
glab auth status --all

# Check authentication status for a specific instance
glab auth status --hostname gitlab.example.com

# Display the authentication token alongside the status
glab auth status --show-token

# Print the authentication status of all configured instances as JSON
glab auth status --all --output json

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• glab-auth(1) — the parent command's manual. Go give it a read, iykyk. 💖

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💖 Auto generated by spf13/cobra · Nov 2026 · glab(1) — ok bye bestie, go check your auth status ✨🎀