Github create repo from the terminal. see comment for usage

github-create-repo.sh

github-create-repo() {

    w="\033[37m\033[1m"
    rst="\033[0m"

    org_name=$1
    repo_name=$2

    __add_all(){
        printf "${w}Adding all changes / new files to index and committing.${rst}\n"
        git add -A
        git status -s
        printf "Use default commit message? ${w}\"Initialize Repo\"${rst} [N/y]\n"
        read confirm_default_commit_message
        if [ "$confirm_default_commit_message" = "y" ]; then
            git commit -m "Initialize Repo"
        else
            git commit
        fi
    }

    __push_local(){
        printf "Pushing local code to remote ...\n"
        git remote add origin git@github.com:${repo_short}.git
        git push -u origin master
        printf "Done.\n"
    }

    __create_repo(){
        route=$1
        repo_name=$2
        repo_short=$3
        curl -u "$username:$token" https://api.github.com/${route}/repos \
             -d '{"name":"'$repo_name'", "homepage": "https://github.com/'$repo_short'"}'
    }

    __write_readme(){
        printf "# ${repo_name}\n\nTODO: Add a proper README.md\n\n## Description\n\n## Usage\n\n## Licence\n\n## Contributing" > README.md
    }

    dir_name=`basename $(pwd)`
    invalid_credentials=0

    if [[ -d ".git" ]]; then
        printf "Found local git repo...\n"
    else
        printf "Not in a git repo...\n"
        printf "Would you like to initialize the current folder ${w}`pwd`${rst} as a git repo? [N/y]\n"
        read confirm_init
        if [ "$confirm_init" = "y" ];then
            git init
        else
            exit
        fi
    fi

    if [ "$org_name" = "" ];then
        printf "Create github repo for organisation?\n"
        printf "(or leave blank to add repo to your user accout): "
        read org_name
    fi

    if [ "$org_name" != "" ];then
        printf "You are creating a github repo for this organisation: ${w}${org_name}${rst} \n"
    fi

    if [ "$repo_name" = "" ]; then
        printf "Github Repo name (hit enter to use ${w}'${dir_name}'${rst})?\n"
        read repo_name
    fi

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

    username=`git config github.user`
    if [ "$username" = "" ]; then
        printf "Could not find username, run ${w}'git config --global github.user <username>'${rst}\n"
        invalid_credentials=1
    fi

    token=`git config github.token`
    if [ "$token" = "" ]; then
        printf "Could not find token, run ${w}'git config --global github.token <token>'${rst}\n"
        invalid_credentials=1
    fi

    if [ "$invalid_credentials" -eq "1" ]; then
        return 1
    fi

    printf "Creating Github repository ${w}'${repo_name}'${rst} ...\n"

    if [ "$org_name" = "" ];then
        repo_short="${username}/${repo_name}"
        __create_repo "user" "$repo_name" "$repo_short"
    else
        repo_short="${org_name}/${repo_name}"
        __create_repo "orgs/${org_name}" "$repo_name" "$repo_short"
    fi

    printf "Done.\n"

    if [ ! -f README.md ]; then
        printf "No README found...\n"
        printf "Use a placeholder README.md? [N/y]\n"
        read confirm_placeholder
        if [ "$confirm_placeholder" = "y" ];then
            __write_readme
            cat README.md
            printf "Use this? [Y/n]\n"
            read readme_ok
            if [ "$readme_ok" = "N" ];then
                rm README.md
                printf "Deleted README.md\n"
            fi
        fi
    fi

    printf "Add / Commit all new files and modification in the local repo? [N/y]\n"
    read confirm_add_all

    if [ "$confirm_add_all" = "y" ]; then
        __add_all
    fi

    printf "Push local repo to remote? [N/y]\n"
    read confirm_push

    if [ "$confirm_push" = "y" ]; then
        __push_local
    fi
}

Install

To install the bash function, download the script copy it to /usr/local/bin and add the following line to your bashrc or zshrc.

source /usr/local/bin/github-create-repo.sh

Usage

From a git repo folder: (or even from an un-init'd folder you'd like to be a repo.)

github-create-repo

You will be prompted for several options.

github-create-repo $org-name $repo-name

To specify the organisation name (if you're using one) and set the repo name (if different from the current folder name.)

Git config github.username and github.token must be set in ~/.gitconfig