gh release download
gh release download [<tag>] [flags]
Download assets from a GitHub release.
Without an explicit tag name argument, assets are downloaded from the
latest release in the project. In this case, --pattern or --archive
is required.
Options
-A,--archive <format>- Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz)
-
--clobber - Overwrite existing files of the same name
-D,--dir <directory> (default ".")- The directory to download files into
-O,--output <file>- The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output)
-p,--pattern <stringArray>- Download only assets that match a glob pattern
-
--skip-existing - Skip downloading when files of the same name exist
Options inherited from parent commands
-R,--repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>- Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
Examples
# download all assets from a specific release
$ gh release download v1.2.3
# download only Debian packages for the latest release
$ gh release download --pattern '*.deb'
# specify multiple file patterns
$ gh release download -p '*.deb' -p '*.rpm'
# download the archive of the source code for a release
$ gh release download v1.2.3 --archive=zip