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.

                 If the `OWNER/` portion of the `OWNER/REPO` name argument is omitted, it

defaults to the name of the authenticating user.

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

ALIASES¶

gh repo new

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 new remote repository in a different organization
gh repo create my-org/my-project --public
# create a remote repository from the current directory
gh repo create my-project --private --source=. --remote=upstream

SEE ALSO¶

gh-repo(1)