gh-ruleset-view(1)

gh-ruleset-view1

View information about a ruleset

Usage

gh ruleset view [<ruleset-id>] [flags]

Overview

View information about a GitHub ruleset.

If no ID is provided, an interactive prompt will be used to choose the ruleset to view.

Use the --parents flag to control whether rulesets configured at higher levels that also apply to the provided repository or organization should be returned. The default is true.

Options

-o, --org <string>

Organization name if the provided ID is an organization-level ruleset

-p, --parents (default true)

Whether to include rulesets configured at higher levels that also apply

-w, --web

Open the ruleset in the browser

Options inherited from parent commands

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

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

# Interactively choose a ruleset to view from all rulesets that apply to the current repository
$ gh ruleset view
# Interactively choose a ruleset to view from only rulesets configured in the current repository
$ gh ruleset view --no-parents
# View a ruleset configured in the current repository or any of its parents
$ gh ruleset view 43
# View a ruleset configured in a different repository or any of its parents
$ gh ruleset view 23 --repo owner/repo
# View an organization-level ruleset
$ gh ruleset view 23 --org my-org

Releases

2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 13
  2. Arch

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