My take on https://github.com/efatsi/git-bash-shortcuts http://viget.com/extend/create-a-github-repo-from-the-command-line using ENV variables instead of .gitconfig

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I have a local file called ~/.zstuff that I load all ENV variables that is not supposed to be public like $GITHUB_TOKEN in it & I source this file inside my main .zshrc file. The $GITHUB_USER can be added to the same file or your normal .zshrc file since it not a senstive information.

The .zstuff Shoudn't be public or part of your .dotfiles repo.

github-repo-cli.sh

# New Github repo

github-create() {
  repo_name=$1

  dir_name=`basename $(pwd)`

  if [[ "$repo_name" = "" ]]; then
    echo "Repo name (hit enter to use '$dir_name')?"
    read repo_name
  fi

  if [[ "$repo_name" = "" ]]; then
    repo_name=$dir_name
  fi

  if [[ "$GITHUB_USER" = "" ]]; then
    echo "Could not find username, add 'export GITHUB_USER=<username>'"
    invalid_credentials=1
  fi

  if [[ "$GITHUB_GLOBAL_TOKEN" = "" ]]; then
    echo "Could not find token, add 'export GITHUB_GLOBAL_TOKEN=<token>'"
    invalid_credentials=1
  fi

  if [[ "$invalid_credentials" == "1" ]]; then
    return 1
  fi

  echo -n "Creating Github repository '$repo_name' ..."
  curl -u "$GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_GLOBAL_TOKEN" https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"'$repo_name'"}' > /dev/null 2>&1
  echo " done."

  echo -n "Pushing local code to remote ..."
  git remote add origin git@github.com:$GITHUB_USER/$repo_name.git > /dev/null 2>&1
  git push -u origin master > /dev/null 2>&1
  echo " done."
}