Prerequisites
- Access to GitHub Copilot. See What is GitHub Copilot?.
- GitHub CLI installed. For installation instructions for GitHub CLI, see the GitHub CLI repository.
- Copilot in the CLI extension installed. See Installing GitHub Copilot in the 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 Managing policies for Copilot in your organization.
Getting command explanations
To ask Copilot in the CLI to explain a command, run gh copilot explain followed by the command that you want explained. For example:
gh copilot explain "sudo apt-get"
gh copilot explain "sudo apt-get"
Getting command suggestions
To ask Copilot in the CLI to suggest a command, run gh copilot suggest followed by the command that you want. For example:
gh copilot suggest "Undo the last commit"
gh copilot suggest "Undo the last commit"
Copilot in the CLI will start an interactive session to get more information about what you want.
If you choose the Execute command option after Copilot in the CLI suggests a command, Copilot in the CLI will copy the command to your clipboard and exit the interactive session. Then you can manually paste the command into your CLI.
If you want Copilot in the CLI to be able to execute commands on your behalf, you must set up the ghcs alias. See Configuring GitHub Copilot in the CLI.
Sharing feedback
To send feedback to GitHub about the quality of a suggestion, select the Rate response option in Copilot in the CLI.
You can also open an issue in the Copilot in the CLI extension repository.