hub

The tool is a command‑line wrapper around Git that adds shortcuts and extra commands for interacting with GitHub. It translates simple invocations such as `hub clone user/repo` into the full Git clone URL, and can be configured to use HTTPS or SSH automatically. By aliasing the executable to `git`, users can invoke the extended functionality with familiar syntax while preserving all standard Git behavior.

It is aimed at developers who work with GitHub repositories and want to streamline tasks like cloning, creating pull requests, and accessing the GitHub API from shell scripts or CI workflows. The program can be called directly in scripts, and it integrates with GitHub Actions, allowing steps such as listing open pull requests using the built‑in `hub pr list` command.

The binary has no external runtime dependencies beyond Git (version 1.7.3 or newer) and can be installed from a variety of package managers or as a standalone executable. Source builds require Go 1.11+ and make, and the project provides an aliasing helper to set up the `git` shortcut in a user’s shell.