Creating_and_Managing_GitHub_Repos

Creating and Managing GitHub Repos

Create and configure repositories on GitHub.

➕ Create Repository

Create via CLI

gh repo create my-project --public

Creates public repository.

Create Private

gh repo create my-project --private

Creates private repository.

Create with Description

gh repo create my-project --description "Project description" --public

Creates repo with description.

Create with Clone

gh repo create my-project --public --clone

Creates and clones locally.

Create from Template

gh repo create my-project --template owner/template-repo

Creates from template repository.

Create in Organization

gh repo create my-org/my-project --public

Creates repo in organization.

📋 View Repositories

List Your Repos

gh repo list

Shows your repositories.

List with Details

gh repo list --limit 50

Lists up to 50 repos.

View Repo Info

gh repo view owner/repo

Shows repository details.

View in Browser

gh repo view --web

Opens current repo in browser.

✏️ Edit Repository

Edit Description

gh repo edit --description "New description"

Updates repo description.

Edit Homepage

gh repo edit --homepage "https://example.com"

Sets repository homepage.

Change Visibility

gh repo edit --visibility private

Makes repository private.

Enable/Disable Features

gh repo edit --enable-wiki=false

Disables wiki.

gh repo edit --enable-issues=true

Enables issues.

🔄 Clone/Fork

Clone Repository

gh repo clone owner/repo

Clones to local machine.

Fork Repository

gh repo fork owner/repo

Creates fork on your account.

Fork and Clone

gh repo fork owner/repo --clone

Forks and clones.

🔧 Repository Settings

Rename Repo

gh repo rename new-name

Renames repository.

Archive Repo

gh repo archive owner/repo

Archives repository (read-only).

Delete Repo

gh repo delete owner/repo --yes

⚠️ Permanently deletes repository.

📁 Topics/Tags

Add Topics

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/topics -X PUT \
  -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
  -f names='["javascript","react","frontend"]'

Adds topics to repository.

💡 Tips

🔗 Related

• GitHub CLI
• GitHub Actions

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