docs/data/reusables/cli/cli-repo.md

{% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} commands must be run within the repository that you want to interact with, so you must first navigate to the directory containing the local copy of your repository. Alternatively, you can specify a repository by passing {% ifversion ghes or ghae %}-R HOSTNAME/OWNER/REPOSITORY or --repo HOSTNAME/OWNER/REPOSITORY{% else %}-R OWNER/REPOSITORY or --repo OWNER/REPOSITORY{% endif %}. {% ifversion ghes or ghae %}Replace HOSTNAME with the name of {% data variables.product.product_location %}. {% endif %}Replace OWNER with owner of the repository. Replace REPOSITORY with the name of the repository.