NAME

       gh-extension-install - Install a gh extension from a repository

SYNOPSIS

       gh extension install <repository> [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Install a GitHub repository locally as a GitHub CLI extension.

       The  repository argument can be specified in OWNER/REPO format as well as a full URL.  The
       URL format is useful when the repository is not hosted on github.com.

       To install an extension in development from the current directory, use . as the  value  of
       the repository argument.

       For the list of available extensions, see ⟨https://github.com/topics/gh-extension⟩.

OPTIONS

       --force
              force upgrade extension, or ignore if latest already installed

       --pin <string>
              pin extension to a release tag or commit ref

EXAMPLE

       $ gh extension install owner/gh-extension
       $ gh extension install https://git.example.com/owner/gh-extension
       $ gh extension install .

SEE ALSO

       gh-extension(1)

                                             Mar 2024                     GH-EXTENSION-INSTALL(1)