In this article, we will set up an entire GitHub repo using a terminal using GitHub CLI and do various operations on it.
Installation
- Head over to GitHub’s CLI official website and download the CLI.
For Mac and Linux, follow the instructions provided here
- After installation, spin up the terminal of your choice. I’m using Hyper.
And run the following command to verify if the installation was successful.
$ gh --versionCreating the Repository
- Create a directory in your preferred location and add some dummy files to it.
cdinto the directory using your terminal and initializegit.
$ git init- First, you need to create a session and log in using your GitHub credentials. Type the following command in your terminal.
$ gh auth login- Choose the preferred service and continue with it. I’m using
GitHub.comfor this example.
- Proceed with the instructions and create your session.
- You should see the following page after successful Sign-In
- Now, head back to your terminal, and let’s create the repo. Type the following command to do so.
$ gh repo create- This will provide you with two options, either create a new repo (which we’ll select) or pushing an existing local repo to GitHub.
- Give your repo a name and proceed with the further instructions
- Now, head over to GitHub and you can see the latest repo created.
- Next, you can add and commit your changes to this repo using the CLI and push it onto the repo subsequently.
Other Important CLI commands
- Deleting the repository
$ gh repo delete <reponame>BUT, in order to utilize this command, you need to refresh the session state. Type the following command in your terminal and refresh your current session
gh auth refresh -h github.com -s delete_repoProceed with the instructions and you should see the following screen on successful state refreshing.
Now, proceed with the command gh repo delete <reponame> and you should be able to proceed with it.
- Logging out of the current session
$ gh auth logoutThis will delete the session and will log you out.
