Installing GitHub Copilot in the CLI

Learn how to install Copilot in the CLI so that you can get suggestions and explanations for the command line.

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Prerequisites

  • Access to GitHub Copilot. See "GitHub Copilot".
  • GitHub CLI installed. Pour obtenir des instructions d’installation pour GitHub CLI, consultez le dépôt GitHub CLI.

If you have access to GitHub Copilot via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use Copilot in the CLI if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled Copilot in the CLI. See "Gestion des stratégies et caractéristiques pour Copilot dans votre organisation."

Installing Copilot in the CLI

  1. If you have not already authenticated to the GitHub CLI, run the following command in your terminal.

    Shell
    gh auth login

  2. To install the Copilot in the CLI extension, run the following command.

    Shell
    gh extension install github/gh-copilot

Updating Copilot in the CLI

After installing the Copilot in the CLI extension, you can update at any time by running:

Shell
gh extension upgrade gh-copilot

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