Gists can be created from one or multiple files. Alternatively, pass - as
filename 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
Examples
# 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
# Create a gist containing several files using patterns$ gh gist create *.md *.txt artifact.*# 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
