Check out a pull request locally

Fetches the branch of the pull request and switches to it, so you can build or test it locally.

gh pr checkout pr

Edit the highlighted values, then copy. They are inserted as typed, without shell escaping.

Tool
gh
Category
Git & CI
Tags

Report an issue wrong command, wrong danger level, typo… (on GitHub)

Adapted from tldr-pages (common/gh-pr.md), licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Copy a destructive command?

This command can permanently delete data. Check every value before running it.

Keyboard shortcuts

/ or Ctrl K or ⌘ K
Focus the search
↓ or ↑
Move through the results
Enter
Copy the selected command
Tab
Edit the values of the selected command
o
Open the selected command page
f
Add or remove the selected command from favorites
Esc
Clear the search, or leave the list
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Values you edit carry over to the same value of the other commands, except on destructive commands, where they are always typed by hand.