hub is a command line tool that wraps git in order to extend it with extra
features and commands that make working with GitHub easier.
This repository and its issue tracker is not for reporting problems with
GitHub.com web interface. If you have a problem with GitHub itself, please
contact Support.
Usage
$ hub clone rtomayko/tilt
#=> git clone git://github.com/rtomayko/tilt.git
# if you prefer HTTPS to git/SSH protocols:
$ git config --global hub.protocol https
$ hub clone rtomayko/tilt
#=> git clone https://github.com/rtomayko/tilt.git
See usage examples or the full reference
documentation to see all available commands
and flags.
hub can also be used to make shell scripts that directly interact with the
GitHub API.
hub can be safely aliased as git, so you can type $ git <command> in the shell and have it expanded with hub features.
Installation
The hub executable has no dependencies, but since it was designed to wrap
git, it's recommended to have at least git 1.7.3 or newer.
platform, manager, command to run
---------, ---------, ---------------
macOS, Linux, Homebrew, brew install hub
Windows, Scoop, scoop install hub
Windows, Chocolatey, choco install hub
Fedora Linux, DNF, sudo dnf install hub
Arch Linux, pacman, sudo pacman -S hub
FreeBSD, pkg(8), pkg install hub
Debian, apt(8), sudo apt install hub
Ubuntu, Snap, snap install hub --classic
Packages other than Homebrew are community-maintained (thank you!) and they
are not guaranteed to match the latest hub release. Check hub version after installing a community package.
Standalone
hub can be easily installed as an executable. Download the latest
binary for your system and put it anywhere in your executable path.
GitHub Actions
hub can be used for automation through GitHub Actions workflows:
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: hub example
shell: bash
run:, curl -fsSL https://github.com/github/hub/raw/master/script/get, bash -s 2.14.1
bin/hub pr list # list pull requests in the current repo
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
Note that the default GITHUB_TOKEN will only work for API operations within the
same repo that runs this workflow. If you need to access or write to other
repositories, generate a Personal Access Token with repo scope and add
it to your repository secrets.
Source
Prerequisites for building from source are:
make- Go 1.9+
Clone this repository and run make install:
git clone \
--config transfer.fsckobjects=false \
--config receive.fsckobjects=false \
--config fetch.fsckobjects=false \
https://github.com/github/hub.git
cd hub
make install prefix=/usr/local
This assumes support for Go 1.11+
modules. If you are building on an
older version of Go, you will need to clone the repository into
$GOPATH/src/github.com/github/hub.
Aliasing
Some hub features feel best when it's aliased as git. This is not dangerous; your
normal git commands will all work. hub merely adds some sugar.
hub alias displays instructions for the current shell. With the -s flag, it
outputs a script suitable for eval.
You should place this command in your .bash_profile or other startup script:
eval "$(hub alias -s)"
PowerShell
If you're using PowerShell, you can set an alias for hub by placing the
following in your PowerShell profile (usually
~/Documents/WindowsPowerShell/Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1):
Set-Alias git hub
A simple way to do this is to run the following from the PowerShell prompt:
Add-Content $PROFILE "`nSet-Alias git hub"
Note: You'll need to restart your PowerShell console in order for the changes to be picked up.
If your PowerShell profile doesn't exist, you can create it by running the following:
New-Item -Type file -Force $PROFILE
Shell tab-completion
hub repository contains tab-completion scripts for bash, zsh and fish.
These scripts complement existing completion scripts that ship with git.