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GH-REPO-CREATE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-CREATE(1)

NAME

gh-repo-create - Create a new repository

SYNOPSIS

gh repo create [<name>] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Create a new GitHub repository.

To create a repository interactively, use gh repo create with no arguments.

To create a remote repository non-interactively, supply the repository name and one of --public, --private, or --internal. Pass --clone to clone the new repository locally.

To create a remote repository from an existing local repository, specify the source directory with --source. By default, the remote repository name will be the name of the source directory. Pass --push to push any local commits to the new repository.

OPTIONS

--add-readme
Add a README file to the new repository

-c, --clone
Clone the new repository to the current directory

-d, --description <string>
Description of the repository

--disable-issues
Disable issues in the new repository

--disable-wiki
Disable wiki in the new repository

-g, --gitignore <string>
Specify a gitignore template for the repository

-h, --homepage <URL>
Repository home page URL

--include-all-branches
Include all branches from template repository

--internal
Make the new repository internal

-l, --license <string>
Specify an Open Source License for the repository

--private
Make the new repository private

--public
Make the new repository public

--push
Push local commits to the new repository

-r, --remote <string>
Specify remote name for the new repository

-s, --source <string>
Specify path to local repository to use as source

-t, --team <name>
The name of the organization team to be granted access

-p, --template <repository>
Make the new repository based on a template repository

EXAMPLE

# create a repository interactively
gh repo create
# create a new remote repository and clone it locally
gh repo create my-project --public --clone
# create a remote repository from the current directory
gh repo create my-project --private --source=. --remote=upstream

SEE ALSO

gh-repo(1)

Oct 2022