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‎README.md‎

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_warning, gh is in a very alpha phase_
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## OSX
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`brew install github/gh/gh`
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That's it. You are now ready to use `gh` on the command line. 🥳
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## Debian/Ubuntu Linux
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1. Download the latest `.deb` file from the [releases page](https://github.com/github/gh-cli/releases)
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2. Install it with `sudo dpkg -i gh_0.2.2_linux_amd64.deb`, changing version number accordingly
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_(Uninstall with `sudo apt remove gh`)_
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## Fedora/Centos Linux
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1. Download the latest `.rpm` file from the [releases page](https://github.com/github/gh-cli/releases)
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2. Install it with `sudo rpm -ivh gh_0.2.2_linux_amd64.rpm`, changing version number accordingly
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## Other Linux
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1. Download the latest `_linux_amd64.tar.gz` file from the [releases page](https://github.com/github/gh-cli/releases)
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2. `tar -xvf gh_0.2.2_linux_amd64.tar.gz`, changing version number accordingly
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3. Copy the uncompressed `gh` somewhere on your `$PATH` (e.g. `sudo cp gh /usr/local/bin/`)
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# Process
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1. `git tag 'vVERSION_NUMBER' # example git tag 'v0.0.1'`
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2. `git push origin vVERSION_NUMBER`
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3. Wait a few minutes for the build to run and CI to pass. Look at the [actions tab](https://github.com/github/gh-cli/actions) to check the progress.
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4. Go to https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh/releases and look at the release
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4. Go to <https://github.com/github/homebrew-gh/releases> and look at the release
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# Test a release
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A local release can be created for testing without creating anything official on the release page.
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1. `git tag 'v6.6.6' # some throwaway version number`
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2. `env GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=foobar GH_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=1234 goreleaser --skip-publish --rm-dist`
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3. Check and test files in `dist/`
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4. `git tag -d v6.6.6 # delete the throwaway tag`

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