gh repo create
gh repo create [<name>] [flags]
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
Examples
# 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