gh repo set-default
gh repo set-default [<repository>] [flags]
This command sets the default remote repository to use when querying the GitHub API for the locally cloned repository.
gh uses the default repository for things like:
- viewing and creating pull requests
- viewing and creating issues
- viewing and creating releases
- working with GitHub Actions
NOTE: gh does not use the default repository for managing repository and environment secrets.
Options
-u,--unset- Unset the current default repository
-v,--view- View the current default repository
Examples
# Interactively select a default repository
$ gh repo set-default
# Set a repository explicitly
$ gh repo set-default owner/repo
# View the current default repository
$ gh repo set-default --view
# Show more repository options in the interactive picker
$ git remote add newrepo https://github.com/owner/repo
$ gh repo set-default