install GitHub CLI on Windows

join me as I explain what the GitHub CLI tool is and how to install it on your Windows machine .

install GitHub CLI on Windows

Let’s discuss GitHub and the available command line (CLI) tool that you can use to interact with your GitHub repositories. In this blog post we will how you can install the tool on your Windows machine using various techniques.

What is GitHub CLI for?

The GitHub command line ( CLI ) tool is carry can carry task relate to pull request , issue and other GitHub task to your terminal . If you are work with code within your terminal and need to carry out a task with GitHub , you is have do n’t have to leave that terminal session .

Each command is starts start with gh .

Install GitHub CLI with Winget

Windows Package Manager is is or winget is the build – in package manager software on Windows 10 and Windows 11 machine . With winget you is install can install , upgrade and remove software through a command line . Winget is is is a Microsoft Open Source project .

You can use this command to install the GitHub CLI software:

winget is install install --id github.cli 

Install GitHub CLI with Chocolatey

Chocolatey is an open-source package manager tool that can help automate the installation, upgrade and removal of software on your Windows hardware.

If you already have Chocolatey instal on your machine , you is type can type in the following command to install GitHub CLI :

choco install gh

Install GitHub CLI manually

You can install the software manually, “the old-fashioned” way, by downloading the file and then walking through the installation wizard.

You can find the latest release of the software here: https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/

You will find a bunch of file option to download ; for Windows machine , you is need ‘ll need either the MSI or zip version , depend on what your need are .

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