GH-REPO-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-REPO-EDIT(1) NAME gh-repo-edit - Edit repository settings SYNOPSIS gh repo edit [<repository>] [flags] DESCRIPTION Edit repository settings. To toggle a setting off, use the --<flag>=false syntax. Changing repository visibility can have unexpected consequences including but not limited to: * Losing stars and watchers, affecting repository ranking * Detaching public forks from the network * Disabling push rulesets * Allowing access to GitHub Actions history and logs When the --visibility flag is used, --accept-visibility-change-consequences flag is required. For information on all the potential consequences, see <https://gh.io/set- ting-repository-visibility>. OPTIONS --accept-visibility-change-consequences Accept the consequences of changing the repository visibility --add-topic <strings> Add repository topic --allow-forking Allow forking of an organization repository --allow-update-branch Allow a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch to be updated --default-branch <name> Set the default branch name for the repository --delete-branch-on-merge Delete head branch when pull requests are merged -d, --description <string> Description of the repository --enable-advanced-security Enable advanced security in the repository --enable-auto-merge Enable auto-merge functionality --enable-discussions Enable discussions in the repository --enable-issues Enable issues in the repository --enable-merge-commit Enable merging pull requests via merge commit --enable-projects Enable projects in the repository --enable-rebase-merge Enable merging pull requests via rebase --enable-secret-scanning Enable secret scanning in the repository --enable-secret-scanning-push-protection Enable secret scanning push protection in the repository. Secret scanning must be enabled first --enable-squash-merge Enable merging pull requests via squashed commit --enable-wiki Enable wiki in the repository -h, --homepage <URL> Repository home page URL --remove-topic <strings> Remove repository topic --template Make the repository available as a template repository --visibility <string> Change the visibility of the repository to {public,private,internal} EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com- mand's help for more information. EXAMPLE # Enable issues and wiki $ gh repo edit --enable-issues --enable-wiki # Disable projects $ gh repo edit --enable-projects=false SEE ALSO gh-repo(1) Aug 2026 GH-REPO-EDIT(1)
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