gh repo create

Create a new repository

Synopsis

Create a new GitHub repository.

When the current directory is a local git repository, the new repository will be added as the "origin" git remote. Otherwise, the command will prompt to clone the new repository into a sub-directory.

To create a repository non-interactively, supply the following:

• the name argument;
• the --confirm flag;
• one of --public, --private, or --internal.

To toggle off --enable-issues or --enable-wiki, which are enabled by default, use the --enable-issues=false syntax.

gh repo create [<name>] [flags]

Examples

# create a repository under your account using the current directory name
$ git init my-project
$ cd my-project
$ gh repo create

# create a repository with a specific name
$ gh repo create my-project

# create a repository in an organization
$ gh repo create cli/my-project

# disable issues and wiki
$ gh repo create --enable-issues=false --enable-wiki=false

Options

  -y, --confirm               Skip the confirmation prompt
  -d, --description string    Description of the repository
      --enable-issues         Enable issues in the new repository (default true)
      --enable-wiki           Enable wiki in the new repository (default true)
  -g, --gitignore string      Specify a gitignore template for the repository
  -h, --homepage URL          Repository home page URL
      --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
  -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

Options inherited from parent commands

      --help   Show help for command

In use

With no arguments

Inside a git repository, and with no arguments, `gh` will automatically create a repository on GitHub on your account for your current directory, using the directory name.

# Create a repository for the current directory.
~/Projects/my-project$ gh repo create
✓ Created repository user/my-project on GitHub
✓ Added remote https://github.com/user/my-project.git
~/Projects/my-project$

Setting a repository name

Enter a name to set a repository name other than the directory name.

# Create a repository in your organization
~/Projects/my-project$ gh repo create my-cool-project
✓ Created repository user/my-cool-project on GitHub
✓ Added remote https://github.com/user/my-cool-project.git
~/Projects/my-project$

Setting your organization as an owner

Use OWNER/REPO syntax to create a repository under an organization that you are a part of.

# Create a repository in your organization
~/Projects/my-project$ gh repo create org/repo
✓ Created repository org/repo on GitHub
✓ Added remote https://github.com/org/repo.git
~/Projects/my-project$

With flags

Use flags to choose your repository settings.

# Create a repository using flags
~/Projects/my-project$ gh repo create --enable-issues=false --public
✓ Created repository user/my-project on GitHub
✓ Added remote https://github.com/user/my-project.git
~/Projects/my-project$