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

gt-repo-transfer - Transfer a repository to another owner

gt repo transfer <new-owner> [flags]

Transfer a repository to another user or organization. --team grants teams of a new owning organization access to it.

Gitea completes the transfer at once when you may create repositories for the new owner, such as in an organization you can create repositories in. Otherwise the transfer waits until the new owner accepts it on the repository's page, and the repository keeps its owner until then.

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, transfer_pending, updated_at, url, website

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

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

--team=[] Grant this team of the new owning organization access (repeatable)

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

--cwd="" Working directory for repository discovery

--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

--remote="" Git remote used for repository discovery

-R, --repo="" Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL

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

--template="" Format JSON output using a Go template; implies --json (see gt help formatting)

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

-y, --yes[=false] Accept confirmations without prompting

# Transfer the repository of the current clone to an organization
$ gt repo transfer acme --team developers
# Offer another repository to a user
$ gt repo transfer bob -R alice/project

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Nov 2026 gitea-cli