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simple-gist.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# function will create a public gist with file name test.txt containing 'String file contents'
#
# github_user can be Github user name or email address associated with the account.
#
# simple-gist {userid} [gist|gists]
#
gistUrl=https://api.github.com/gists
github_user=$1

awk_jq () {   # fallback to awk if jq is missing
  if ! [ -x "$(command -v jq)" ]; then 
    filter=(awk -F "[\"]" '/raw/ {print $4}')
  else
    filter=(jq --raw-output .files[].raw_url)
  fi
}

gist () {   # public gist
  awk_jq
  curl -s -u ${github_user} -d '{"public":true,"files":{"test.txt":{"content":"String file contents"}}}' ${gistUrl} | "${filter[@]}"
}

gists () {  # private/secret gist
  awk_jq
  curl -s -u ${github_user} -d '{"public":false,"files":{"test.txt":{"content":"String file contents"}}}' ${gistUrl} | "${filter[@]}"
}

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