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| Using GitHub Copilot in the command line | You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} with the {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} to get suggestions and explanations for the command line. |
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Use Copilot in the CLI |
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Prerequisites
- Access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}. See AUTOTITLE.
- {% data variables.product.prodname_cli %} installed. {% data reusables.cli.cli-installation %}
- {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} extension installed. See AUTOTITLE.
If you have access to {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} via your organization or enterprise, you cannot use {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} if your organization owner or enterprise administrator has disabled {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}. See AUTOTITLE.
Getting command explanations
To ask {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} to explain a command, run gh copilot explain followed by the command that you want explained. For example:
gh copilot explain "sudo apt-get"
Getting command suggestions
To ask {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} to suggest a command, run gh copilot suggest followed by the command that you want. For example:
gh copilot suggest "Undo the last commit"
{% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} will start an interactive session to get more information about what you want.
If you choose the Execute command option after {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} suggests a command, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} will copy the command to your clipboard and exit the interactive session. Then you can manually paste the command into your CLI.
If you want {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} to be able to execute commands on your behalf, you must set up the ghcs alias. See AUTOTITLE.
Sharing feedback
To send feedback to {% data variables.product.company_short %} about the quality of a suggestion, select the Rate response option in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}.
You can also open an issue in the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %} extension repository.