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Create a new GitHub repository from the command line

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No place like home to create a GitHub Repo

Home is where the command line is

Below is a step by step process to create a GitHub repo from the command line. Before following these steps, create and navigate to the folder that will host the repository.

git init
echo "# Short project description" > README.md
git add README.md
git commit -m "Initial commit"
curl -u '<YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME>' https://api.github.com/user/repos -d '{"name": "<REPO_NAME>"}'
git remote add origin [email protected]:<YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME>/<REPO_NAME>.git
git push -u origin master