Create a Github Repository using Command Line (Optional)

If you don’t already have a GitHub account, you can create one.

It’s possible to create a GitHub repository from the command line using the GitHub API and a command-line tool called curl.

Here’s the basic process for creating a repository:

1. First, you’ll need to generate a personal access token (PAT) on GitHub. This token will be used to authenticate the API request. To create a PAT, go to your GitHub settings, select Developer settings, and then Personal access tokens. Create a new token with the appropriate permissions for creating a repository.

2. Once you have your PAT, you can use curl to create a new repository. The basic format for the command is:

   curl -u <username> -d '{"name":"<repo_name>"}' https://api.github.com/user/repos

   Note: In this command, you should replace <username> with your GitHub username, and <repo_name> with the name you want to give your repository.

3. If you don’t want to use -u then you can use -H "Authorization: token " Here is an example:

   curl -H "Authorization: token <PAT>" -d '{"name":"my_new_repo"}' https://api.github.com/user/repos

   The curl command creates a new repository named my_new_repo on your GitHub account.

4. To create a private repository, you can add private to the JSON payload, like this:

   curl -H "Authorization: token <PAT>" -d '{"name":"my_new_repo", "private": true}' https://api.github.com/user/repos

   This will create a private repository named my_new_repo.

   Note: You can use other options like -d '{"name":"<repo_name>", "description":"<description>"}' to add other properties like “description” etc.

This is a basic example of how to create a GitHub repository from the command line. There are other options you can use to customize the repository, such as setting the repository’s description, making it private, and so on, you can find more information in the GitHub API documentation.

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