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copilot — Interact with GitHub Copilot. More information: <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the copilot command: Interact with GitHub Copilot. More information: <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli>.

Solution

copilot — Interact with GitHub Copilot. More information: <https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agents/about-copilot-cli>.

Start interactive mode:

copilot

Allow all file editing:

copilot --allow-tool write

Resume the most recent session:

copilot --continue

Resume a previous session using session picker:

copilot --resume

Use a specific model:

copilot --model "{{gpt-5}}"

Allow all Git commands except git push:

copilot --allow-tool 'shell(git:*)' --deny-tool 'shell(git push)'

Execute a prompt directly without interactive mode, while allowing copilot to run any command:

copilot {{[-p|--prompt]}} "{{Fix the bug in main.js}}" --allow-all-tools

Code Snippets

Start interactive mode

copilot

Allow all file editing

copilot --allow-tool write

Resume the most recent session

copilot --continue

Resume a previous session using session picker

copilot --resume

Use a specific model

copilot --model "{{gpt-5}}"

Context

tldr-pages: common/copilot

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