1GH-EXTENSION-INSTALL(1)        GitHub CLI manual       GH-EXTENSION-INSTALL(1)
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NAME

6       gh-extension-install - Install a gh extension from a repository
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SYNOPSIS

11       gh extension install <repository> [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Install a GitHub repository locally as a GitHub CLI extension.
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19       The repository argument can be specified in "owner/repo" format as well
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24       To  install an extension in development from the current directory, use
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28       See  the  list  of  available  extensions  at  ⟨https://github.com/top‐
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OPTIONS

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EXAMPLE

44       $ gh extension install owner/gh-extension
45       $ gh extension install https://git.example.com/owner/gh-extension
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SEE ALSO

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