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.TH "GH-RELEASE-DOWNLOAD" "1" "Apr 2026" "GitHub CLI 2.92.0" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-release-download - Download release assets


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh release download [<tag>] [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
Download assets from a GitHub release.

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


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-A\fR, \fB--archive\fR \fB<format>\fR
Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz)

.TP
\fB--clobber\fR
Overwrite existing files of the same name

.TP
\fB-D\fR, \fB--dir\fR \fB<directory> (default ".")\fR
The directory to download files into

.TP
\fB-O\fR, \fB--output\fR \fB<file>\fR
The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output)

.TP
\fB-p\fR, \fB--pattern\fR \fB<stringArray>\fR
Download only assets that match a glob pattern

.TP
\fB--skip-existing\fR
Skip downloading when files of the same name exist


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


.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
# 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

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