gh-extension-create(1)

gh-extension-create1

Create a new extension

Usage

gh extension create [<name>] [flags]

Options

--precompiled <string>

Create a precompiled extension. Possible values: go, other

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

# Use interactively
$ gh extension create
# Create a script-based extension
$ gh extension create foobar
# Create a Go extension
$ gh extension create --precompiled=go foobar
# Create a non-Go precompiled extension
$ gh extension create --precompiled=other foobar

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.