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



NAME
       gh-repo-edit - Edit repository settings



SYNOPSIS
       gh repo edit [<repository>] [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       Edit repository settings.


       To toggle a setting off, use the --<flag>=false syntax.


       Note that changing repository visibility to private will cause loss of
       stars and watchers.



OPTIONS
       --add-topic <strings>
              Add repository topic


       --allow-forking
              Allow forking of an organization repository


       --allow-update-branch
              Allow a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch
              to be updated


       --default-branch <name>
              Set the default branch name for the repository


       --delete-branch-on-merge
              Delete head branch when pull requests are merged


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


       --enable-auto-merge
              Enable auto-merge functionality


       --enable-discussions
              Enable discussions in the repository


       --enable-issues
              Enable issues in the repository


       --enable-merge-commit
              Enable merging pull requests via merge commit


       --enable-projects
              Enable projects in the repository


       --enable-rebase-merge
              Enable merging pull requests via rebase


       --enable-squash-merge
              Enable merging pull requests via squashed commit


       --enable-wiki
              Enable wiki in the repository


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


       --remove-topic <strings>
              Remove repository topic


       --template
              Make the repository available as a template repository


       --visibility <string>
              Change the visibility of the repository to
              {public,private,internal}



EXAMPLE
       # enable issues and wiki
       gh repo edit --enable-issues --enable-wiki

       # disable projects
       gh repo edit --enable-projects=false




SEE ALSO
       gh-repo(1)

                                   May 2024                    GH-REPO-EDIT(1)