GT-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD(1)

gt-release-download - Download release assets

gt release download [<tag>] [<asset>...] [flags]

Download the assets of a release (default: the latest) by name or ID, those matching --pattern, or all of them; --archive downloads the source code instead. Existing files are replaced only with --clobber, and --output - writes one asset to standard output.

-A, --archive="" Download the source code archive {zip|tar.gz}

--clobber[=false] Replace an existing file

-D, --dir="" Directory to download into

-h, --help[=false] help for download

-O, --output="" File or directory to write to, or - for standard output (default: the download's name)

-p, --pattern=[] Download the assets whose names match this glob (repeatable)

--skip-existing[=false] Keep an existing file and skip the download

--cwd="" Working directory for repository discovery

--debug[=false] Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output

--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--remote="" Git remote used for repository discovery

-R, --repo="" Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL

--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user="" Account name on the selected instance

# Download every asset of the latest release
$ gt release download
# Download the Linux builds of a release into dist/
$ gt release download v1.0.0 --pattern '*linux*' --dir dist
# Download the source code as a zip file
$ gt release download v1.0.0 --archive zip

gt-release(1)

Nov 2026 gitea-cli