gh-exec

GitHub CLI extension for executing commands inheriting the GitHub authentication context. Use it to wrap commands that will consume a GITHUB_TOKEN.

Installation

Normal

gh extension install fionn/gh-exec

Development

go build
gh extension install .

Usage

gh exec <command> [arguments]

For example,

$ gh exec pinact run --update --check
.github/workflows/release.yaml:23
-         uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.1
+         uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
.github/workflows/release.yaml:28
-         uses: cli/gh-extension-precompile@v2.2.0
+         uses: cli/gh-extension-precompile@76961aa3bd1123d0a6fd42d0a41aca0696937c39 # v2.2.0

to use pinact while avoiding rate limits imposed on unauthenticated users.