gh-auth-switch - Switch active GitHub account
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Description
Switch the active account for a GitHub host.
This command changes the authentication configuration that will be used when running commands targeting
the specified GitHub host.
If the specified host has two accounts, the active account will be switched automatically. If there are
more than two accounts, disambiguation will be required either through the --user flag or an interactive
prompt.
For a list of authenticated accounts you can run ghauthstatus.
Example
# Select what host and account to switch to via a prompt
$ gh auth switch
# Switch to a specific host and specific account
$ gh auth logout --hostname enterprise.internal --user monalisa
Name
gh-auth-switch - Switch active GitHub account
Options
-h, --hostname<string>
The hostname of the GitHub instance to switch account for
-u, --user<string>
The account to switch to
See Also
gh-auth(1) Jan 2025 GH-AUTH-SWITCH(1)
Synopsis
ghauthswitch[flags]
