Copilot

Copilot CLI

1. Install GitHub CLI

Choose the command for your operating system:

macOS:

brew install gh

Windows (Winget):

winget install GitHub.cli

Windows (Scoop):

scoop install gh

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):

sudo apt install gh

Linux (Fedora/RHEL):

sudo dnf install gh

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2. Authenticate:

gh auth login

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3. Install the Copilot Extension:

gh extension install github/gh-copilot

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4. Update the Extension (Optional)

gh extension upgrade gh-copilot

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5. Use the CLI

gh copilot explain "command"

gh copilot suggest "what you want to do"

If you want, I can help you set up aliases (like ?? or git?) to make triggering Copilot suggestions much faster in your shell. Let me know if you use Bash, Zsh, or PowerShell.