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6 hub-release - Manage GitHub Releases for the current repository.
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9 hub release [--include-drafts] [--exclude-prereleases] [-L LIMIT] [-f
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12 hub release create [-dpoc] [-a FILE] [-m MESSAGE|-F FILE] [-t TARGET]
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14 hub release edit [options] TAG
15 hub release download TAG [-i PATTERN]
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19 With no arguments, shows a list of existing releases.
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22 Show GitHub release notes for TAG.
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24 With --show-downloads, include the "Downloads" section.
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27 Create a GitHub release for the specified TAG name. If git tag TAG
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32 Edit the GitHub release for the specified TAG name. Accepts the
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35 Without --message or --file, a text editor will open pre-populated
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40 Download the assets attached to release for the specified TAG.
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43 Delete the release and associated assets for the specified TAG.
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48 List drafts together with published releases.
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51 Exclude prereleases from the list.
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54 Display only the first LIMIT releases.
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57 Create a draft release.
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60 Create a pre-release.
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63 Attach a file as an asset for this release.
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80 Read the release title and description from FILE. Pass "-" to read
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85 Open the release title and description in a text editor before
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90 Open the new release in a web browser.
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93 Put the URL of the new release to clipboard instead of printing it.
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96 A commit SHA or branch name to attach the release to, only used if
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100 Filter the files in the release to those that match the glob
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104 Pretty print releases using FORMAT (default: "%T%n"). See the
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150 Enable colored output even if stdout is not a terminal. WHEN can be
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163hub version 2.14.2 21 Jul 2022 hub-release(1)