gh-auth:tldr:ccda9

gh-auth: Expand the permission scopes.

$ gh auth refresh --scopes ${repo,admin:repo_hook,admin:org,admin:public_key,admin:org_hook,---}

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The command gh auth refresh --scopes ${repo,admin:repo_hook,admin:org,admin:public_key,admin:org_hook,---} is used in the GitHub CLI (Command Line Interface) to refresh your authentication token and update the access scopes of the token.

Here's a breakdown of the command and its components:

gh auth is the command used to handle GitHub authentication.
refresh is a subcommand that refreshes the existing authentication token.
--scopes is an option that specifies the access scopes for the token.

The ${repo,admin:repo_hook,admin:org,admin:public_key,admin:org_hook,---} part is a list of access scopes. Scopes define the level of access and privileges the token has when interacting with GitHub repositories and organizations.

In this specific example, the scopes include:

repo: Grants access to repositories.
admin:repo_hook: Allows managing repository hooks.
admin:org: Provides administrative access to organizations.
admin:public_key: Allows management of public keys.
admin:org_hook: Allows managing organization hooks.
--- or any other scopes you may add.

By refreshing the authentication token with these updated scopes, you ensure that the token has the required access privileges to perform specific actions on your repositories and organizations when using the GitHub CLI.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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