BASH: Command to create a git repo from CLI

githubrepo.sh

# USAGE: githubrepo name-of-the-repo
githubrepo() {
    USERNAME=tilap

    if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
        echo "You must provide the name of the repo"; \
        exit; \
    fi
    local REPO=$1
    echo "Create repo $REPO on github";
    local RESPONSE=$(curl --write-out "%{http_code}\n" --silent --output /dev/null -i -u $USERNAME -d "{\"name\": \"$REPO\", \"auto_init\": true}" https://api.github.com/user/repos)        if [ $RESPONSE -eq 201 ]; then
        echo "Repository created on github"; \
        git init; \
        git remote add origin "git@github.com:$USERNAME/$REPO.git"; \
    else
        echo "Error while creating the repo, received a $RESPONSE code"
    fi
}