GT-REPO-CREATE(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-REPO-CREATE(1)

gt-repo-create - Create a repository

gt repo create [<name>] [flags]

Create a repository for your account, or for an organization as ORG/NAME or with --org. Site administrators can also create one for another user as USER/NAME.

--auto-init adds a first commit with a README, .gitignore and license; --template copies another repository. --source adds the new repository as a remote of a local Git repository, creating it with the same object format, and --push pushes its current branch there.

On a terminal, without a name or flags, it asks for the owner, name, description and visibility, whether to add a README with a license and .gitignore templates, and whether to clone the new repository.

actions_enabled, archived, clone_url, default_branch, description, empty,
fork, forks_count, full_name, id, mirror, mirror_interval, name,
open_issues_count, open_pr_count, original_url, parent, private, ssh_url,
stars_count, template, topics, updated_at, url, website

--as-template[=false] Make the new repository a template

--auto-init[=false] Add a first commit with a README

--clone[=false] Clone the new repository into the current directory

--copy-avatar[=true] Copy the template's avatar

--copy-content[=true] Copy the template's Git content

--copy-git-hooks[=true] Copy the template's Git hooks

--copy-labels[=true] Copy the template's labels

--copy-topics[=true] Copy the template's topics

--copy-webhooks[=false] Copy the template's webhooks

--default-branch="" Name of the default branch

-d, --description="" Repository description

--dry-run[=false] Show the write requests gt would send, without sending them

-g, --gitignores="" Comma-separated .gitignore templates (requires --auto-init)

-h, --help[=false] help for create

--label-template="" Add the labels of this label set

-l, --license="" License template (requires --auto-init)

--object-format="" Git object format {sha1|sha256}

--org="" Create the repository in this organization

--private[=false] Make the repository private

--public[=false] Make the repository public (the default)

--push[=false] Push the current branch of --source

--readme="" README template (requires --auto-init)

--remote-name="origin" Name of the new repository's remote in --source

--source="" Publish the local Git repository in this directory

--team="" Grant this organization team access

--template="" Copy this template repository (OWNER/REPO or URL)

--trust-model="" Signature trust model {default|collaborator|committer|collaboratorcommitter}

--csv[=""] Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

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

--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output

-q, --jq="" Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json

--json[=""] Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user="" Account name on the selected instance

# Create a private repository with a README and an MIT license
$ gt repo create project --private --auto-init --license MIT
# Create a repository in an organization from a template
$ gt repo create acme/service --template acme/service-template
# Publish the local repository in the current directory
$ gt repo create project --source . --push

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