hub is a command-line utility that extends Git with additional commands for working with GitHub. It wraps the standard Git executable, allowing developers to manage repositories and collaborate on projects without constantly switching between the terminal and a web browser.
Unlike standalone Git clients, hub is designed to complement existing Git workflows. It can be invoked directly or aliased to git, allowing ordinary Git commands to continue working while introducing additional GitHub functionality.
The tool is particularly useful for developers maintaining projects, reviewing contributions from other repositories and automating GitHub operations. It differs from GitHub’s official gh utility by focusing on extending Git itself rather than providing a separate command-line interface.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Clone GitHub repositories using shortened owner/repository notation.
- Create repositories on GitHub and configure their Git remotes.
- Fork repositories and configure the associated remote automatically.
- Create, inspect, check out and manage pull requests, including contributions from other developers.
- Manage GitHub issues, including creating, updating and transferring issues.
- Browse repositories, issues, pull requests and other project resources in a web browser.
- Manage GitHub releases, including publishing and downloading release assets.
- Create and share code snippets using GitHub Gists.
- Display the status of GitHub checks associated with a commit.
- Compare branches and commits using GitHub’s comparison interface.
- Fetch changes from multiple forks and synchronise local branches with upstream repositories.
- Interact directly with the GitHub API, including REST and GraphQL requests, for scripting and automation.
- Support common GitHub workflows in shell scripts and GitHub Actions.
- Provide shell completion for Bash, Zsh and Fish.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: hub.github.com
Support:
Developer: Mislav Marohnić, Owen Ou, Chris Wanstrath
License: MIT License
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