paulirish/git-open

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3456 stars · 267 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

git-open is a small shell script that adds a `git open` subcommand to open the repository's website (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and others) in your browser. It supports opening the current branch, a specific remote or branch, a commit, or a related issue page.

Use cases

• open the github page for the current repo from the terminal
• open the current branch page on gitlab or bitbucket
• open the issue page for a branch named issue/#123
• print the remote url of a commit without opening a browser
• quickly jump to pull requests page from the command line

When to choose

• you frequently navigate from the terminal to repo pages on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
• you want a lightweight shell script with no dependencies beyond git and a browser
• you use branch naming conventions tied to issues and want one-command access

When to avoid

• you need a GUI git client or rich repository dashboard
• you mainly use self-hosted or unusual git hosting not among the supported providers
• you want issue-opening support on hosts other than GitHub, Azure DevOps, or TFS

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools version-control developer-tools version-control cli cross-platform windows git github gitlab bitbucket shell browser-launcher git-subcommand command-line macos linux

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