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.TH "GH-GIST-CREATE" "1" "Jul 2025" "GitHub CLI 2.76.2" "GitHub CLI manual"
.SH NAME
gh-gist-create - Create a new gist
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh gist create [<filename>... | <pattern>... | -] [flags]\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Create a new GitHub gist with given contents.
.PP
Gists can be created from one or multiple files. Alternatively, pass \fB-\fR as
filename to read from standard input.
.PP
By default, gists are secret; use \fB--public\fR to make publicly listed ones.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-d\fR, \fB--desc\fR \fB<string>\fR
A description for this gist
.TP
\fB-f\fR, \fB--filename\fR \fB<string>\fR
Provide a filename to be used when reading from standard input
.TP
\fB-p\fR, \fB--public\fR
List the gist publicly (default "secret")
.TP
\fB-w\fR, \fB--web\fR
Open the web browser with created gist
.SH ALIASES
gh gist new
.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution
.PP
1: Error
.PP
2: Command canceled
.PP
4: Authentication required
.PP
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.
.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# 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
.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-gist(1)\fR