gh-config-set(1)

gh-config-set1

Update configuration with a value for the given key

Usage

gh config set <key> <value> [flags]

Options

-h, --host <string>

Set per-host setting

Exit status

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

Examples

$ gh config set editor vim
$ gh config set editor "code --wait"
$ gh config set git_protocol ssh --host github.com
$ gh config set api_host api-gateway.example.com --host example.com
$ gh config set prompt disabled

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

From github-cli 2.102.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.