This gist helps in setting up an anonymous github account and repo for submission to cs conferences.

setting-up-github-for-anonymous-contributions.md

Setup Github Repo for Anonymous Contributions

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1. EXPORT SOME VARIABLES FOR USE

export TITLE="SOME TITLE"
export GITHUB_USER="github-user"
export EMAIL_ID="yourmailid+$GITHUB_USER@gmail.com"
# Note: Gmail ignores all characters beyond the '+' symbol
# Ensure yourmailid@gmail.com actually points to your email ID as you have to verify the new account.
export NAME="EXTENDED TITLE"
export KEY="keyname-for-github"

2. SETUP THE GITHUB REPO

Follow these steps to create an anonymized GitHub repository:

1. Create a new GitHub account using $EMAIL_ID and $NAME.
2. Create a new repository.
3. Copy the link for the repository push. $LINK.

export LINK="git@github.com:$GITHUB_USER/REPONAME.git"

3. SETUP THE LOCAL CONFIGS

Ensure that the default name for a branch is main.

git init
git config --local user.name "$NAME"
git config --local user.email $EMAIL_ID

4. SETUP A NEW SSH KEY

Set up a new SSH key (save it in ~/.ssh/$KEY):

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "$EMAIL_ID"
# Paste the key generated in GitHub > Settings > SSH and GPG Keys > SSH Keys
cat ~/.ssh/$KEY.pub

Add the key to the account:

git config --add core.sshCommand "ssh -i ~/.ssh/$KEY"
# If the key changes, unset the local git key using
# git config --unset --local core.sshCommand '<<ssh_token_path>>'

5. START THE FIRST COMMIT

Run the following commands to set up git:

git add -A
git commit -m "initialize repo"
git remote add origin $LINK
git push --set-upstream origin main

Add a license file to your remote GitHub repository and pull it into the local repository:

git pull

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Now the setup is complete, and you can start using the repository.