1GH-REPO-SET-DEFAULT(1)         GitHub CLI manual        GH-REPO-SET-DEFAULT(1)
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NAME

6       gh-repo-set-default - Configure default repository for this directory
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SYNOPSIS

11       gh repo set-default [<repository>] [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       This  command  sets  the default remote repository to use when querying
17       the GitHub API for the locally cloned repository.
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20       gh uses the default repository for things like:
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OPTIONS

37       -u, --unset
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EXAMPLE

47              Interactively select a default repository:
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56              Show more repository options in the interactive picker:
57              $ git remote add newrepo https://github.com/owner/repo
58              $ gh repo set-default
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SEE ALSO

65       gh-repo(1)
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69                                   Jan 2023             GH-REPO-SET-DEFAULT(1)