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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# gh help

> Display help about the GitHub CLI command.
> More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_help>.

- Display general help:

`gh help`

- Display help for the `gh help` subcommand:

`gh help --help`

- Display help about environment variables that can be used with `gh`:

`gh help environment`

- Display a markdown reference of all `gh` commands:

`gh help reference`

- Display help about formatting JSON output from `gh` using `jq`:

`gh help formatting`

- Display help about using `gh` with MinTTY:

`gh help mintty`

- Display help for a subcommand:

`gh help {{subcommand}}`

- Display help for a subcommand action:

`gh help {{pr}} {{create}}`
