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GH-GIST-CREATE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-GIST-CREATE(1) 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 ALIASES gh gist new EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information. 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) Apr 2025 GH-GIST-CREATE(1)
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