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Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points
Posted by Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points

Create a git repo from console using an Alias!!!

Hey there I want to create a git repo like this:

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

But I want to do it using a alias in terminal(Ubuntu), like

alias newRepo = curl -u 'USER' https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name":"$1"}';
                git remote add origin git@github.com:USER/$1.git;

So after in the terminal I type:

newRepo test

And it creates the repo and add the remote "origin"

2 Answers

Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points
Fidel Torres
Fidel Torres
25,286 Points

I have found a Solution in StackOverflow and also modified. So here I share which the TTH Community:

#!/bin/sh
#if your terminal whoami is the same user as github
user=$(whoami)
#otherwise
reponame="$1"
user=$2
if [ "$user" = "" ]; then
read -p "Enter Github username: " user
fi
if [ "$reponame" = "" ]; then
read -p "Enter Github Repository Name: " reponame
fi
mkdir ./$reponame
cd $reponame
curl -u "$user" https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\":\"$reponame\"}"
git init
touch README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "first commit"
git remote add origin git@github.com:T04435/$reponame.git
git push -u origin master

Then add alias to terminal if you are Ubuntu user add in ~/.bash_aliases otherwise find how in MacOS.

alias newRepo=/pathtothenewReposcript

Now you can use:

newRepo reponame

To create a:

  • New Folder
  • New README.md File & add it
  • Do The First Commit
  • Create the repo in Github
  • Add remote
  • And push all of it

In one sec

Alex Cevallos
Alex Cevallos
16,551 Points
Alex Cevallos
Alex Cevallos
16,551 Points

Hey sorry, wish I could help. Unfortunately my skills in ubuntu are limited.