GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1) NAME gh-release-download - Download release assets SYNOPSIS gh release download [] [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 Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz) --clobber Overwrite existing files of the same name -D, --dir (default ".") The directory to download files into -O, --output The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output) -p, --pattern 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 EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information. 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 SEE ALSO gh-release(1) Jul 2025 GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1)