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cli README

README demonstrates: GitHub CLI, or the gh CLI, is GitHub on the command line. It brings pull requests, issues, and other GitHub concepts to the terminal next to where you are already working with `git` and your code. GitHub CLI's PGP signing key rotation for Linux package repositories is effective September 5, 2026; users experiencing package installation or update problems can find solutions in the public announcement. GitHub's fetched Contents API response identifies README.md and reports the current blob SHA e2d5ae54e7d03ea4268e2536ecd9cf3a08efdf47 The fetched GitHub commits endpoint identifies 362a5eb03dcc16af5e313ab8ae5a0cfdc4569e46 as the latest commit affecting this README path.

Reviewed 2026-10-09View reviewed source ↗

Our interpretation

Useful when you are building…

Use this README as an example for explaining cli and guiding technical readers toward an initial use or relevant project resource.

Visible first resultUpfront prerequisitesSupport routes

Observed in the source

Patterns and sections

Collapse file tree

The README includes a distinct collapse file tree section that helps users locate setup or product information.

Files

The README includes a distinct files section that helps users locate setup or product information.

README.md

The README includes a distinct readme.md section that helps users locate setup or product information.

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Adaptation ideas

What to apply to your own product

Make the intended user and core purpose clear near the top.
Offer a runnable first step and link to fuller documentation.
Explain contribution, troubleshooting and support routes where relevant.

Tradeoff to consider

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Starting route

Read the Collapse file tree section and follow its first practical setup or usage route.

Source and version

cli/README.md at 362a5eb03dcc16af5e313ab8ae5a0cfdc4569e46 · cli/cli · GitHub ↗https://github.com/cli/cli/blob/362a5eb03dcc16af5e313ab8ae5a0cfdc4569e46/README.md

Reviewed README at commit 362a5eb03dcc16af5e313ab8ae5a0cfdc4569e46. The linked file is pinned to that revision; the live repository may change.

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