NAME

       gh-gist-create - Create a new gist

SYNOPSIS

       gh gist create [<filename>... | -] [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       Create a new GitHub gist with given contents.

       Gists  can  be created from one or multiple files. Alternatively, pass "-" as file name to
       read from standard input.

       By default, gists are secret; use '--public' to make publicly listed ones.

OPTIONS

       -d, --desc <string>
              A description for this gist

       -f, --filename <string>
              Provide a filename to be used when reading from standard input

       -p, --public
              List the gist publicly (default: secret)

       -w, --web
              Open the web browser with created gist

EXAMPLE

              # publish file 'hello.py' as a public gist
              $ gh gist create --public hello.py

              # create a gist with a description
              $ gh gist create hello.py -d "my Hello-World program in Python"

              # create a gist containing several files
              $ gh gist create hello.py world.py cool.txt

              # read from standard input to create a gist
              $ gh gist create -

              # create a gist from output piped from another command
              $ cat cool.txt | gh gist create

SEE ALSO

       gh-gist(1)

                                             Jan 2024                           GH-GIST-CREATE(1)