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. If the repo is bare, this will mirror all refs.

For language or platform .gitignore templates to use with --gitignore, ⟨https://github.com/github/gitignore⟩.

For license keywords to use with --license, run gh repo license list or visit ⟨https://choosealicense.com⟩.

The repo is created with the configured repository default branch, see ⟨https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-personal-account-on-github/managing-user-account-settings/managing-the-default-branch-name-for-your-repositories⟩.

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

EXIT CODES

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

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