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NAME

6       gh-auth-setup-git - Setup git with GitHub CLI
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SYNOPSIS

11       gh auth setup-git [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       This  command  configures git to use GitHub CLI as a credential helper.
17       For more  information  on  git  credential  helpers  please  reference:
18       https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials.
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21       By default, GitHub CLI will be set as the credential helper for all au‐
22       thenticated hosts.  If there is  no  authenticated  hosts  the  command
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26       Alternatively,  use  the --hostname flag to specify a single host to be
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OPTIONS

33       -h, --hostname <string>
34              The hostname to configure git for
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EXAMPLE

39       # Configure git to use GitHub CLI as the credential helper for all authenticated hosts
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42       # Configure git to use GitHub CLI as the credential helper for enterprise.internal host
43       $ gh auth setup-git --hostname enterprise.internal
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SEE ALSO

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