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.TH "GH-AUTH-LOGOUT" "1" "Aug 2025" "" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-auth-logout - Log out of a GitHub account


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh auth logout [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
Remove authentication for a GitHub account.

.PP
This command removes the stored authentication configuration
for an account. The authentication configuration is only
removed locally.

.PP
This command does not revoke authentication tokens.

.PP
To revoke all authentication tokens generated by the GitHub CLI:
.IP "  1." 5
Visit 
\[la]https://github.com/settings/applications\[ra]
.IP "  2." 5
Select the "GitHub CLI" application
.IP "  3." 5
Select "Revoke Access"
.IP "  4." 5
Select "I understand, revoke access"

.PP
Note: this procedure will revoke all authentication tokens ever
generated by the GitHub CLI across all your devices.

.PP
For more information about revoking OAuth application tokens, see:

\[la]https://docs.github.com/en/apps/oauth\-apps/using\-oauth\-apps/reviewing\-your\-authorized\-oauth\-apps\[ra]


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-h\fR, \fB--hostname\fR \fB<string>\fR
The hostname of the GitHub instance to log out of

.TP
\fB-u\fR, \fB--user\fR \fB<string>\fR
The account to log out of


.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

.PP
1: Error

.PP
2: Command canceled

.PP
4: Authentication required

.PP
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Select what host and account to log out of via a prompt
$ gh auth logout

# Log out of a specific host and specific account
$ gh auth logout --hostname enterprise.internal --user monalisa

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-auth(1)\fR