AI CLI Tools

Copilot CLI Commands

Use GitHub Copilot from the command line. Generate shell commands, explain code, and get AI assistance integrated with the GitHub ecosystem.

6 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'gh copilot suggest' to generate shell commands from natural language descriptions.

Use 'gh copilot explain' to get explanations of complex commands or error messages.

Copilot CLI integrates with gh CLI - authenticate with 'gh auth login' to use it.

Common Mistakes

GitHub Copilot CLI requires an active Copilot subscription (Individual, Business, or Enterprise).

Suggestions may include commands that don't work on your OS. Verify compatibility before running.

Commands

Suggest command

$ gh copilot suggest "find large files in git history"

Get shell command suggestions from Copilot.

Explain command

$ gh copilot explain 'git rebase -i HEAD~5'

Explain what a command does.

Suggest for specific shell

$ gh copilot suggest -t shell "compress all PDFs"

Get suggestions for a specific target (shell, git, gh).

Suggest Git command

$ gh copilot suggest -t git "undo last commit"

Get Git-specific command suggestions.

Suggest GitHub CLI command

$ gh copilot suggest -t gh "create PR from current branch"

Get GitHub CLI-specific suggestions.

Configure Copilot CLI

$ gh copilot config

Configure Copilot CLI settings.