GitHub CLI 2.23.0

What's New

• repo fork: Add --default-branch-only flag by @jsoref in #6983
• repo edit: Add visibility warning by @tuananhlai and @samcoe in #6980

What's Changed

• secret set: Fix setting Codespaces user secrets by @joshmgross in #6923
• secret set: Fix setting Dependabot org secrets by @samcoe in #6941
• secret set: Fix multiline values when reading from .env file by @mislav in #6932
• run: Fix integer overflow error when more than 255 run attempts by @samcoe in #6935
• extension browse: Improve usability and accessibility by @vilmibm in #6584
• issue/pr edit: Fix adding/removing projects using flags by @samcoe in #6955
• codespace delete: Default to authenticated user by @luanzeba in #6944
• codespace create: Default to using current repo by @rneatherway in #6596
• repo set-default: Fix interactive mode not showing all remotes by @despreston in #6969
• GH_DEBUG: Fix API logging corrupting response bodies by @mislav in #6976
• pr create/repo fork: Avoid implicitly fetching when adding a new git remote by @mislav in #6990
• Sanitize ANSII control characters returned from the server by @samcoe in #6916, #6956
• Disable gh update checker in our precompiled binaries by @mislav in #6977
• Disallow update checker delaying the gh process by @mislav in #6978
• Bump github.com/cli/oauth from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1 by @dependabot in #6948
• Bump microsoft/setup-msbuild from 1.1.3 to 1.3.1 by @dependabot in #6973

Full Changelog: v2.22.1...v2.23.0

GitHub CLI 2.22.1

What's Changed

• Fix gh issue edit and gh pr edit for GitHub Enterprise Server by @mislav in #6921
• Add --reviewer flag completion by @benjlevesque in #6873
• Rename --confirm flag to --yes for various destructive commands by @damiensedgwick in #6915
• Fix race conditions in invoker_test by @cmbrose in #6905

New Contributors

• @benjlevesque made their first contribution in #6873

Full Changelog: v2.22.0...v2.22.1

GitHub CLI 2.22.0

What's New

• Add all-new Projects support to issue and PR commands by @qoega @samcoe in #6735 #6907

  Commands like gh issue create --project mytitle now work with all-new GitHub Projects, not just with “Projects (classic)” as it was before. However, an additional OAuth scope is needed to interact with new Projects. To enable this, run:

  gh auth refresh -h github.com -s project

• Add search commits command by @kevhlee in #6817

• Add repo edit --enable-discussions by @azu in #6903

• auth status now shows token scopes by @mntlty in #6546

• extension create now makes the initial git commit by @mntlty in #6833

What's Changed

• pr list/view: fix JSON export payloads for reviewers and mergedBy by @mislav in #6881
• repo set-default: support bare git repos by @mislav in #6880
• gh api: warn against Windows absolute paths by @kevhlee in #6895
• repo delete: change confirmation flag to --yes by @damiensedgwick in #6911
• Codespaces:
  • Fix typo in has_uncommitted_changes for codespaces by @jkeech in #6812
  • Create centralized Codespaces RPC invoker by @dmgardiner25 in #6657
  • Rebuild container using gRPC client by @dmgardiner25 in #6830
  • Start SSH server with gRPC client by @dmgardiner25 in #6838
  • Use gRPC client to notify codespace of activity by @dmgardiner25 in #6870
  • Codespaces create: Fix missing billable owner notice for individuals by @RyanJamesCaldwell in #6891
  • Half close port forwarding connections to fix hangs by @cmbrose in #6888
• avoid panic when bad default given to Select by @vilmibm in #6831
• search: migrate search commands to new table printer and add headers by @samcoe in #6869
• Use AuthToken function to retrieve AuthToken instead of GetOrDefault by @samcoe in #6878
• Fix flakey TestUpdateProjectV2Items by @mislav in #6909
• Bump the oauth library by @mislav in #6885

New Contributors

• @jkeech made their first contribution in #6812
• @qoega made their first contribution in #6735
• @RyanJamesCaldwell made their first contribution in #6891
• @azu made their first contribution in #6903

Full Changelog: v2.21.2...v2.22.0

GitHub CLI 2.21.2

What's Changed

• docs: update codespace installation instructions by @levenleven in #6781
• Bump github.com/mattn/go-isatty from 0.0.16 to 0.0.17 by @dependabot in #6794
• Bump github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 from 2.5.3 to 2.5.4 by @dependabot in #6798
• Handle erase operation in auth git-credential command by @samcoe in #6805
• select base repo correctly when only one remote by @vilmibm in #6803

New Contributors

• @levenleven made their first contribution in #6781

Full Changelog: v2.21.1...v2.21.2

GitHub CLI 2.21.1

What's Changed

• Fix fetching issue/PR comments by @mislav in #6779

Full Changelog: v2.21.0...v2.21.1

GitHub CLI 2.21.0

What's New

Selecting a default repository

When running a gh command for the first time in a local git repository that has multiple git remotes, gh used to interactively ask Which should be the base repository? so that the user may choose the git remote to default to when making queries to GitHub repositories. This had several problems:

• Some users did not fully understand what they are being asked to choose;
• The term “base repository” isn't an established GitHub term, except in the context of Pull Requests;
• Once chosen, the only way to undo or change the choice made was to manually edit .git/config in the local repository.

The new behavior is as follows:

• gh commands in a repository with multiple remotes will now error out until a default has been chosen.
• The new gh repo set-default command can be used to select a default, view the selected value, or undo the selection altogether.

Thank you @bchadwic and @vilmibm! #4859 #6738

Internal git operations are now always authenticated

Previously, it could be confusing that a properly authenticated gh repo clone <repo> command could fail with a prompt for GitHub password. The underlying reason was that gh repo clone would shell out to git clone <url>, and from then on the authentication was entirely up to git's own credential management. If git wasn't set up to authenticate to GitHub, this could result in a generic password prompt, which appeared as if it was coming from gh.

The best general solution for setting up git to use credentials from GitHub CLI is to run gh auth setup-git. However, in this release, gh ensures that all underlying git operations are authenticated by gh, even if git on its own wasn't configured with a credential helper.

The way this works is by injecting extra configuration arguments when shelling out to git:

git -c credential.helper='!gh auth git-credential' clone <url>

Thank you @samcoe! #6541

The gh api command now accepts nested JSON parameters

The gh api command is similar to the popular curl tool, but with JSON encoding & parsing support and with built-in GitHub authentication. Sending JSON POST parameters was as easy as:

gh api <endpoint> -f 'param1=value1' -f 'param2=value2'

Now there is also a way to send nested JSON objects and arrays via a special brackets syntax when specifying field names:

gh api <endpoint> -f 'head[branch][name]=main'

gh api <endpoint> -f 'labels[]=bug' -f 'labels[]=priority-1'

Thank you @mislav! #6614

Other goodies

• Add issue lock/unlock and pr lock/unlock commands by @chemotaxis in #5333
• release create: add --verify-tag flag by @luanzeba in #6632
• release create: add --exclude-pre-releases flag by @owenvoke in #6625
• repo create: prompt for repository owner in interactive mode by @twelvelabs in #6578
• repo edit: add --allow-update-branch flag by @browniebroke in #6706
• extension upgrade: show version change information by @despreston in #6647
• Codespaces: Use -R for --repo shorthand and deprecate -r by @cmbrose in #6725
• codespace create: allow setting display name for the new codespace by @despreston in #6739
• alias list: change output format to YAML by @ptforness in #6603
• JSON export improvements:
  • Add author information in pr list JSON output by @hirasawayuki in #5049
  • Add isDraft to search prs json options, matching pr view by @mgabeler-lee-6rs in #6704
  • Expose commit SHA in PR reviews JSON export by @mislav in #6646

What's Changed

• ap: avoid sending empty JSON body when no params for a non-GET request by @mislav in #6775
• release: more resilient release creation and asset management by @mislav in #6667
  • A failed release create no longer leaves a temporary draft release behind
  • A draft release made by release create is now immediately referencable by tag name
  • Failed asset uploads will get retried several times
  • Fix clobbering existing files in release download by @mislav in #6694
• pr create: exclude the current user from potential reviewers by @nsmag in #6464
• codespace ports: use new domain in URLs of forwarded ports by @jshorty in #6705
• Document installing GitHub CLI in Codespaces by @mislav in #6653
• docs: Update installation instructions for WinGet by @vegerot in #6716
• Update Cobra and make use of its new command grouping by @mislav in #6589
• Update go-gh to v1.0.0 by @samcoe in #6618
• Bump mislav/bump-homebrew-formula-action from 1 to 2 by @dependabot in #6634
• Upgrade to Go 1.19 by @mislav in #6723
• Use Prompter in pr package by @vilmibm in #6451
• Use Prompter in release command by @vilmibm in #6711
• Linter fixes by @samcoe in #6722
• Bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot in #6727
• Fix signing Windows exe on release by @mislav in #6776

New Contributors

• @luanzeba made their first contribution in #6632
• @twelvelabs made their first contribution in #6578
• @vegerot made their first contribution in #6716
• @ptforness made their first contribution in #6603

Full Changelog: v2.20.2...v2.21.0

GitHub CLI 2.20.2

What's Changed

• Fix up Linux packaging regression by @samcoe in #6621

Full Changelog: v2.20.1...v2.20.2

GitHub CLI 2.20.1

What's Changed

• Update security policy by @maclarel in #6587
• Fix releasing ARM64 binaries for windows by @samcoe in #6605
• Fix listing repositories for a named GitHub user by @mislav in #6608
• Fix commands not properly refreshing the terminal screen by @samcoe in #6607

New Contributors

• @maclarel made their first contribution in #6587

Full Changelog: v2.20.0...v2.20.1

GitHub CLI 2.20.0

What's New

• New gh extension browse command by @vilmibm in #6530

  List, filter, and install available gh extensions from GitHub.com using an interactive interface:

  

• New gh extension search command by @vilmibm in #6567

  Search GitHub.com repositories that have the gh-extension topic.

What's Changed

• Internal: add instructions for adding protocol buffers by @jungaretti in #6568

Full Changelog: v2.19.0...v2.20.0

GitHub CLI 2.19.0

What's New

• Support explicitly marking a Release as "Latest" by @mislav in #6538

  Example:

  gh release create v1.3.0 --latest --target=main --notes ""
  gh release create v1.2.1 --latest=false --target=1.2-stable --notes ""

• New gh issue develop command for managing branches linked to an issue by @Bestra in #6254

  Example:

  gh issue develop 123 --checkout
  #=> remotely generates a branch linked to issue #123 and checks it out locally

• Add gh release download --output flag for downloading a single asset by @lpessoa in #6410

  Example:

  gh release download --archive=tar.gz --output - | tar xz
  

• run list: add number field to JSON export by @mislav in #6494

• run view: add jobs field to JSON export by @nsmag in #6507

• repo list --topic flag now accepts multiple topics by @kratisto in #6539

• codespace rebuild: perform incremental rebuild by default, add --full for full rebuild by @jungaretti in #6551

• extension upgrade --force overrides the pinned state of extensions by @mntlty in #6513

What's Changed

• pr create -R <repo> -H <branch>: enable use from outside of a local git repo by @mislav in #6527
• codespace ssh: avoid timing out waiting for the codespace to start by @ctaylor4874 in #6544
• release create: avoid duplicate release when uploading assets by @mislav in #6493
• extension create: upgrade template for actions/checkout@v3 by @swfz in #6543
• tablerow template helper: fix measuring available width when GH_FORCE_TTY=100% and output redirection are used #6524
• Document the hyperlink template helper by @mislav in #6537
• Fix NO_COLOR setting not respected in gh upgrade notice by @dojutsu-user in #6510
• gpg-key add: explain in error message how to convert keys into ASCII-armored format for uploading by @BakaFT in #6528
• repo list: fix listing when belonging to org with IP Allow list by @mislav in #6552
• auth: fix setting up git credential helper for some Windows paths by @mislav in #6558
• Auth error messsage in Actions now suggests using github.token instead of secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN by @jsoref in #6535
• Dogfood the term package from go-gh library by @mislav in #6421
• Improve resolving SSH hostname aliases from git remotes by @mislav in cli/go-gh#84
• Normalize the Time-Zone headers in tests by @mislav in #6556
• Refactor the git client by @samcoe in #6525 #6474
• Add support for the internal garage.github.com host by @mislav in #6478
• Bump microsoft/setup-msbuild from 1.0.3 to 1.1.3 by @dependabot in #6480

New Contributors

• @Bestra made their first contribution in #6254
• @dojutsu-user made their first contribution in #6510
• @ctaylor4874 made their first contribution in #6544
• @swfz made their first contribution in #6543
• @kratisto made their first contribution in #6539
• @BakaFT made their first contribution in #6528

Full Changelog: v2.18.1...v2.19.0