make a gist from the shell

bash_to_gist.sh

### how to upload to gist with bash / curl
DESC="file that I'm uploading"
FNAME="file_to_upload"
FPATH="/tmp/file_to_upload"

# 1. Somehow sanitize the file content
#    Remove \r (from Windows end-of-lines),
#    Replace tabs by \t
#    Replace " by \"
#    Replace EOL by \n
CONTENT=$(sed -e 's/\r//' -e's/\t/\\t/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g' "${FPATH}" | awk '{ printf($0 "\\n") }')

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u "<username>:<github_api_key>" -d @- "https://api.github.com/gists" <<CURL_DATA
{
  "description": "${DESC}",
  "public": true,
  "files": {
    "${FNAME}": {
      "content": "${CONTENT}"
    }
  }
}
CURL_DATA