create Github repo from command line using Github REST API with correct escaping #shell #git #github

new-github-repo.sh

#!/bin/sh

# Create repository in Github with correct escaping in repo name
# Requires {@code GITHUB_TOKEN} env var.
# @return ssh url to created repository which can be used in git clone command

jq --null-input --compact-output \
   --arg repo 'my-awesome-project' \
   '{name: $repo}' \
|   curl \
        --header "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
        --data @- \
        https://api.github.com/user/repos \
|   jq --raw-output .ssh_url