gitlab-repo

GitLab Repository Management

Use the glab CLI to manage GitLab repositories and projects.

Repository Operations

Clone a Repository

# Clone by project path
glab repo clone group/project

# Clone to a specific directory
glab repo clone group/project ./my-directory

Fork a Repository

# Fork the current project
glab repo fork

# Fork a specific project
glab repo fork group/project

# Fork and clone
glab repo fork group/project --clone

View Repository Info

# View current project details
glab repo view

# View in web browser
glab repo view --web

# View a specific project
glab repo view group/project

Search for Projects

# Search GitLab projects
glab repo search --search "kubernetes"

# Search within a group
glab repo search --search "api" --group my-group

Release Management

List Releases

glab release list

Create a Release

# Create a release
glab release create v1.0.0

# Create with notes
glab release create v1.0.0 --notes "Release notes here"

# Create with asset links
glab release create v1.0.0 --assets-links '[{"name":"binary","url":"https://..."}]'

View a Release

glab release view v1.0.0

SSH Key Management

List SSH Keys

glab ssh-key list

Add an SSH Key

glab ssh-key add --title "My key" --key "$(cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub)"

Snippets

Create a Snippet

# Create from a file
glab snippet create --title "Config example" --filename config.yml

# Create with visibility
glab snippet create --title "Script" --filename script.sh --visibility public

List Snippets

glab snippet list

Tips

• Use glab repo view to quickly check project information
• When working with forks, glab repo fork automatically sets up remotes
• Use releases for proper version management with glab release create
• Check available API endpoints with glab api --help for advanced operations