NAME

gh-release-download - Download release assets

SYNOPSIS

gh release download [<tag>] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Download assets from a GitHub release.

Without an explicit tag name argument, assets are downloaded from the latest release in the project. In this case, --pattern or --archive is required.

OPTIONS

-A, --archive <format>: Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz)
--clobber: Overwrite existing files of the same name
-D, --dir <directory> (default "."): The directory to download files into
-O, --output <file>: The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output)
-p, --pattern <stringArray>: Download only assets that match a glob pattern
--skip-existing: Skip downloading when files of the same name exist

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>: Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

EXAMPLE

# download all assets from a specific release
$ gh release download v1.2.3
# download only Debian packages for the latest release
$ gh release download --pattern '*.deb'
# specify multiple file patterns
$ gh release download -p '*.deb' -p '*.rpm'
# download the archive of the source code for a release
$ gh release download v1.2.3 --archive=zip