Is it possible to create a remote repo on GitHub f

Question

I created a new local Git repository:

~$ mkdir projectname
~$ cd projectname
~$ git init
~$ touch file1
~$ git add file1
~$ git commit -m 'first commit'

Is there any git command to create a new remote repo and push my commit to GitHub from here? I know it's no big deal to just fire up a browser and head over to Create a New Repository, but if there is a way to achieve this from the CLI I would be happy.

I read a vast amount of articles but none that I found mention how to create a remote repo from the CLI using git commands. Tim Lucas's nice article Setting up a new remote git repository is the closest I found, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

Answer 1

For rep reasons, I can't add this as a comment (where it would better go with bennedich's answer), but for Windows command line, here is the correct syntax:

curl -u YOUR_USERNAME https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\":\"YOUR_REPO_NAME\"}"

It's the same basic form, but you have to use double quotes (") instead of single, and escape the double quotes sent in the POST parameters (after the -d flag) with backslashes. I also removed the single quotes around my username, but if your username had a space (possible?) it would probably need double quotes.

Answer 2

I recently found out about create-github-repo. From the readme:

Install:

$ npm i -g create-github-repo

Usage:

$ export CREATE_GITHUB_REPO_TOKEN=<access_token>
$ create-github-repo --name "My coolest repo yet!"

Or:

$ create-github-repo <access_token> --name "My coolest repo yet!"

Answer 3

If you install defunkt's excellent Hub tool, then this becomes as easy as

git create

In the words of the author, "hub is a command-line wrapper for git that makes you better at GitHub."

Answer 4

here is my initial git commands (possibly, this action takes place in C:/Documents and Settings/your_username/):

mkdir ~/Hello-World
# Creates a directory for your project called "Hello-World" in your user directory
cd ~/Hello-World
# Changes the current working directory to your newly created directory
touch blabla.html
# create a file, named blabla.html
git init
# Sets up the necessary Git files
git add blabla.html
# Stages your blabla.html file, adding it to the list of files to be committed
git commit -m 'first committttt'
# Commits your files, adding the message 
git remote add origin https://github.com/username/Hello-World.git
# Creates a remote named "origin" pointing at your GitHub repository
git push -u origin master
# Sends your commits in the "master" branch to GitHub

Answer 5

I've created a Git alias to do this, based on Bennedich's answer. Add the following to your ~/.gitconfig:

[github]
    user = "your_github_username"
[alias]
    ; Creates a new Github repo under the account specified by github.user.
    ; The remote repo name is taken from the local repo's directory name.
    ; Note: Referring to the current directory works because Git executes "!" shell commands in the repo root directory.
    hub-new-repo = "!python3 -c 'from subprocess import *; import os; from os.path import *; user = check_output([\"git\", \"config\", \"--get\", \"github.user\"]).decode(\"utf8\").strip(); repo = splitext(basename(os.getcwd()))[0]; check_call([\"curl\", \"-u\", user, \"https://api.github.com/user/repos\", \"-d\", \"{{\\\"name\\\": \\\"{0}\\\"}}\".format(repo), \"--fail\"]); check_call([\"git\", \"remote\", \"add\", \"origin\", \"[e-mail]:{0}/{1}.git\".format(user, repo)]); check_call([\"git\", \"push\", \"origin\", \"master\"])'"

To use it, run

$ git hub-new-repo

from anywhere inside the local repository, and enter your Github password when prompted.

Answer 6

What you need is hub. Hub is a command-line wrapper for git. It has been made to integrate with native git using alias. It tries to provide github actions into git including creating new repository.

→  create a repo for a new project
$ git init
$ git add . && git commit -m "It begins."
$ git create -d "My new thing"
→  (creates a new project on GitHub with the name of current directory)
$ git push origin master