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Add --token-from-gh authentication option

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Duncan Ogilvie
2026-04-26 13:42:14 +02:00
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@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Show the CLI help output::
CLI Help output::
github-backup [-h] [-t TOKEN_CLASSIC] [-f TOKEN_FINE] [-q] [--as-app]
[-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY] [-l LOG_LEVEL] [-i]
github-backup [-h] [-t TOKEN_CLASSIC] [-f TOKEN_FINE] [--token-from-gh]
[-q] [--as-app] [-o OUTPUT_DIRECTORY] [-l LOG_LEVEL] [-i]
[--incremental-by-files]
[--starred] [--all-starred] [--starred-skip-size-over MB]
[--watched] [--followers] [--following] [--all]
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CLI Help output::
-f, --token-fine TOKEN_FINE
fine-grained personal access token (github_pat_....),
or path to token (file://...)
--token-from-gh read token from GitHub CLI (gh auth token)
-q, --quiet supress log messages less severe than warning, e.g.
info
--as-app authenticate as github app instead of as a user.
@@ -171,6 +172,8 @@ The positional argument ``USER`` specifies the user or organization account you
**Classic tokens** (``-t TOKEN``) are `slightly less secure <https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/keeping-your-account-and-data-secure/managing-your-personal-access-tokens#personal-access-tokens-classic>`_ as they provide very coarse-grained permissions.
If you already authenticate with the `GitHub CLI <https://cli.github.com/>`_, you can use ``--token-from-gh`` to read the token with ``gh auth token`` instead of passing a token directly. This avoids placing the token in shell history or process arguments. When ``--github-host`` is set, the token is read with ``gh auth token --hostname HOST``.
Fine Tokens
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