content/desktop/overview/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line.md

metadata

title: Launching GitHub Desktop from the command line
shortTitle: Launching from the command line
intro: You can launch GitHub Desktop from the command line.
redirect_from:
  - >-
    /desktop/getting-started-with-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
  - >-
    /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
  - >-
    /desktop/installing-and-configuring-github-desktop/overview/launching-github-desktop-from-the-command-line
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghec: '*'
  ghes: '*'

{% mac %}

1. In the menu bar, select the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} menu, then click Install Command Line Tool.

2. Open Terminal.

3. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}

   github /PATH/TO/REPO
   

   You can also change to your repository path and then type github . to open that repository.

   $ cd /PATH/TO/REPO
   [repo]$ github .
   

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

1. Open a command prompt.

2. {% data reusables.desktop.launch-desktop-from-command-line %}

   C:\Users\octocat> github PATH\TO\REPO
   

   You can also change to your repository path and then type github . to open that repository.

   C:\Users\octocat> cd REPO\MY-REPO
   C:\Users\octocat\repo\myrepo> github .
   

{% endwindows %}