Create a GitHub repo from the CLI (plus bash function)

github_repo_from_cli.md

Create GitHub repo without leaving the command line

curl -u 'USER' https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"REPO"}'

Replace USER with your username and REPO with the intended repo name. Include all quotes above.

The do the usual:

git remote add origin git@github.com:USER/REPO.git
git push origin master

Woo Hoo! Now, to betterize it...

Bash function for this:

function gh-new () {
  curl -u 'USER' https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\":\"$1\"}"
}

Again, replace USER when you use it in your own .bash_profile.

usage: $ gh-new repo-name