create-repo

Create a repo for an owner locator or self

Auth

Authenticated Owner Scope

Example

ghit-cli create-repo --name "Website" --slug website --visibility private --default-branch main
# or
# ghit-cli create-repo teams/platform --name "Website" --slug website --visibility private --default-branch main
# or
# ghit-cli create-repo alice --name "Website" --slug website --visibility private --default-branch main

Expected Response

Creates the resource and prints the created JSON object.

Errors

  • 400 Bad Request for invalid flags/values.
  • 404 Not Found when referenced owners/resources are missing.
  • 409 Conflict for uniqueness or state conflicts.

Common auth errors are documented on the CLI overview page.

Help Output

Create a repo for an owner locator or self

Usage: ghit-cli create-repo --name <NAME> --slug <SLUG> --visibility <VISIBILITY> --default-branch <DEFAULT_BRANCH> [OWNER]

Arguments:
  [OWNER]  Owner locator (`teams/<team_slug>` or `<username>`). Defaults to authenticated user

Options:
      --name <NAME>                      Repo name
      --slug <SLUG>                      Repo slug
      --visibility <VISIBILITY>          Repo visibility [possible values: public, private]
      --default-branch <DEFAULT_BRANCH>  Default branch name
  -h, --help                             Print help