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ghq — Manage remote repository clones organized by hostname and path. More information: <https://github.co

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Problem

How to use the ghq command: Manage remote repository clones organized by hostname and path. More information: <https://github.com/x-motemen/ghq>.

Solution

ghq — Manage remote repository clones organized by hostname and path. More information: <https://github.com/x-motemen/ghq>.

Clone a repository under the ghq root directory (default is ~/ghq):

ghq get {{repository_url}}

Clone a repository from a user/project format (defaults to GitHub):

ghq get {{user}}/{{project}}

Clone a repository and cd into it:

ghq get {{repository_url}} --look

Clone a repository via SSH:

ghq get {{user}}/{{project}} -p

Update an existing repository to the latest version:

ghq get {{repository_url}} -u

List all locally cloned repositories:

ghq list

List locally cloned repositories with full paths:

ghq list --full-path

Remove a locally cloned repository:

ghq rm {{user}}/{{project}}

Code Snippets

Clone a repository under the `ghq` root directory (default is `~/ghq`)

ghq get {{repository_url}}

Clone a repository from a user/project format (defaults to GitHub)

ghq get {{user}}/{{project}}

Clone a repository and `cd` into it

ghq get {{repository_url}} --look

Clone a repository via SSH

ghq get {{user}}/{{project}} -p

Update an existing repository to the latest version

ghq get {{repository_url}} -u

Context

tldr-pages: common/ghq

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