Prerequisites
- Access to GitHub Copilot. See "What is GitHub Copilot?".
- GitHub CLI installed. For installation instructions for GitHub CLI, see the GitHub CLI repository.
If you have access to GitHub Copilot via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use Copilot in the CLI if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled Copilot in the CLI. See "Managing policies for Copilot in your organization."
Installing Copilot in the CLI
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If you have not already authenticated to the GitHub CLI, run the following command in your terminal.
Shell gh auth login
gh auth login
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To install the Copilot in the CLI extension, run the following command.
Shell gh extension install github/gh-copilot
gh extension install github/gh-copilot
Updating Copilot in the CLI
After installing the Copilot in the CLI extension, you can update at any time by running:
gh extension upgrade gh-copilot
gh extension upgrade gh-copilot