gh-extension-install - Install a gh extension from a repository
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Description
Install a GitHub repository locally as a GitHub CLI extension.
The repository argument can be specified in OWNER/REPO format as well as a full URL. The URL format is
useful when the repository is not hosted on github.com.
To install an extension in development from the current directory, use . as the value of the repository
argument.
For the list of available extensions, see ⟨https://github.com/topics/gh-extension⟩.
Example
$ gh extension install owner/gh-extension
$ gh extension install https://git.example.com/owner/gh-extension
$ gh extension install .
Name
gh-extension-install - Install a gh extension from a repository
Options
--force
force upgrade extension, or ignore if latest already installed
--pin<string>
pin extension to a release tag or commit ref
See Also
gh-extension(1) Jan 2025 GH-EXTENSION-INSTALL(1)
Synopsis
ghextensioninstall<repository>[flags]
