`howto` shell alias for recommending terminal commands

.zshrc

alias howto="gh copilot suggest -t shell"

README.md

1. Install gh CLI

Install the GitHub CLI per https://cli.github.com

On Mac:

brew install gh

2. Install gh-copilot extension

gh auth login
gh extension install github/gh-copilot

Full instructions: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/managing-copilot/configure-personal-settings/installing-github-copilot-in-the-cli

3. Add alias to shell config file

On Mac the default is ZSH. Open your configuration file with:

open ~/.zshrc

If you're using Bash:

open ~/.bashrc

And add the following line anywhere, then save and close the file.

alias howto="gh copilot suggest -t shell"

Then open a new terminal/shell window and howto should be available.