gt-auth-switch(1)

gt-auth-switch1

Switch the active account of an instance

Usage

gt auth switch [<user>] [flags]

Overview

Switch the active account of an instance, which commands use unless --user or GITEA_CLI_USER selects another. With two accounts, gt auth switch toggles between them; with more, it asks which one on a terminal.

Options

-h, --help[=false]
help for switch

Options inherited from parent commands

--debug[=false]
Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host=""
Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false]
Allow prompts with machine output

--no-input[=false]
Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--sudo=""
Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user=""
Account name on the selected instance

Examples

$ gt auth switch
$ gt auth switch bob
$ gt auth switch bob --host gitea.com

From gitea-cli 1.0.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.