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How to add an image to a gist

How to add an image to a gist

  1. Create a gist if you haven't already.

  2. Clone your gist:

    # make sure to replace `<hash>` with your gist's hash
    git clone https://gist.github.com/<hash>.git # with https
    git clone git@gist.github.com:<hash>.git     # or with ssh
  3. Go to the directory:

    cd <hash>
  4. Copy poster file into directory:

    cp <path-to-poster>/poster.png .
  5. Add your image to your gist's repository:

    git add poster.png
  6. Commit the image:

    git commit -m "Add poster"
  7. Update gist:

    git push
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