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.TH "GT-ADMIN-USER-CREATE" "1" "Nov 2026" "gitea-cli" "gitea-cli Manual"

.SH NAME
gt-admin-user-create - Create an account


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgt admin user create [<username>] [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Create an account. On a terminal, gt asks for a missing username, email address and
password; the new account must change its password on its first sign-in unless
--must-change-password=false is passed.

.SS JSON FIELDS
.EX
active, admin, created_at, description, email, full_name, id, location,
prohibit_login, restricted, url, username, visibility, website
.EE


.SH OPTIONS
\fB--admin\fP[=false]
	Administrator privileges (use =false to revoke)

.PP
\fB--email\fP=""
	Email address

.PP
\fB--full-name\fP=""
	Display name

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for create

.PP
\fB--must-change-password\fP[=true]
	Require password change on next sign-in (use =false to disable)

.PP
\fB--password\fP=""
	Password (prefer --password-file)

.PP
\fB--password-file\fP=""
	Read password from file or - for stdin; remove one trailing line ending

.PP
\fB--prohibit-login\fP[=false]
	Prohibit signing in (use =false to revoke)

.PP
\fB--restricted\fP[=false]
	Restrict account access (use =false to revoke)

.PP
\fB--username\fP=""
	Account username

.PP
\fB--visibility\fP=""
	Profile visibility, by default the instance's default {public|limited|private}


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--csv\fP[=""]
	Output CSV with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--debug\fP[=false]
	Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

.PP
\fB--host\fP=""
	Gitea instance \fBURL\fR, including any base path

.PP
\fB--interactive\fP[=false]
	Allow prompts with machine output

.PP
\fB-q\fP, \fB--jq\fP=""
	Filter JSON output using a jq \fBexpression\fR; implies --json

.PP
\fB--json\fP[=""]
	Output JSON with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--no-input\fP[=false]
	Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

.PP
\fB--sudo\fP=""
	Perform API requests as this \fBuser\fR (requires an administrator account)

.PP
\fB--user\fP=""
	Account \fBname\fR on the selected instance


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
$ gt admin user create carol --email carol@example.com
# read the password from a file instead of a prompt
$ gt admin user create ci-bot --email ci@example.com --password-file pw.txt --must-change-password=false
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgt-admin-user(1)\fP