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48 lines
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title: Launching GitHub Desktop from the command line
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shortTitle: Launching from the command line
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intro: You can launch GitHub Desktop from the command line.
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redirect_from:
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- /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
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- /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
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versions:
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fpt: '*'
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---
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{% mac %}
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1. In the menu bar, select the **{% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}** menu, then click **Install Command Line Tool**.
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2. Open Terminal.
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3. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}
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```shell
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$ github <em>/path/to/repo</em>
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```
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You can also change to your repository path and then type `github .` to open that repository.
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```shell
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$ cd <em>/path/to/repo</em>
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[repo]$ github .
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```
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{% endmac %}
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{% windows %}
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1. Open a command prompt.
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2. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}
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```shell
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C:\Users\octocat> github <em>path\to\repo</em>
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```
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You can also change to your repository path and then type `github .` to open that repository.
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```shell
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C:\Users\octocat> cd <em>repo\myrepo</em>
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C:\Users\octocat\repo\myrepo> github .
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```
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{% endwindows %}
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