Description

Creates a new GitHub repository only using terminal.

What's the purpose?

Easy way to create a new repository (personal/organization) on GitHub using only the terminal.

What does it do?

1. Creates a new local folder
2. Initialize a git repository (git init)
3. Creates a .gitignore file (optional)
4. Creates a LiCENSE file (optional)
5. Creates a README.md file (optional)
6. Creates a GitHub repository
7. Pushes first commit to the main branch

Installation

  npm install -g git-new

How to use?

On your terminal:

  git-new

  # or
  git-new <your_repo_name>

  # or
  git-new <your_repo_name> --private

• Y/N questions, if no answer is given, the default value is True
• All the white spaces in repo's name will be replaced with _ (e.g your_repo_name)

How to configure?

Single GitHub Account

• If you only have one account, you will need:
  • Create a Personal Access Token
  • Add GitHub account and token to .gitconfig file

Multiple GitHub Accounts

• To use with multiple GitHub accounts, you will need:
  • Create a new SSH key
    • Config GitHub to use the new SSH public key
    • Config ssh config file
  • Create a Personal Access Token
    • Add new GitHub account and token to .gitconfig file

Single GitHub Account Config

Personal Access Token

1. Create a GitHub personal access token

   

2. Add your GitHub account and token to your gitconfig file

     git config --global user.acc "your_github_acc"
     git config --global user.token "243f93cd40c14c9dd16e29bfff73b6aa5384285e"

   • In /Users/<your_username>/.gitconfig, you will have:

       [user]
           name = your_name
           email = your_email@gmail.com
           acc = your_github_acc
           token = 243f93cd40c14c9dd16e29bfff73b6aa5384285e

Multiple GitHub Accounts Config

Create New SSH Key

1. On Terminal generate a new SSH key

     ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@gmail.com"
     # Generating public/private rsa key pair.
     # Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa):
     /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev
     # Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
     your_password
     # Enter same passphrase again:
     your_password
     # Your identification has been saved in /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev.
     # Your public key has been saved in /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev.pub.
     # The key fingerprint is:
     # SHA256:I60nfahisdhfiahsidfhiasdifhiashyH4 your_email@gmail.com
     # The key's randomart image is:
     # +---[RSA 3072]----+
     # |                 |
     # |                 |
     # |                .|
     # |       .       ..|
     # |      k S    oo1.|
     # |     o +..  .d%+=|
     # |. . . =.c+  .-+*.|
     # | p D =a*+.o  o...|
     # |...  +Ffff +*f   |
     # +----[SHA256]-----+

2. Add SSH key to your second GitHub account

   • Copy your new public SSH key (ends with .pub)

       cat /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev.pub
     
       # ssh-rsa AAAAB3Nzafskdlfajsdjflajsdlf ... /qUg/DM= your_email@gmail.com

   • On GitHub, go to Settings

     

   • Click on SSH and GPG keys > New SSH key

     

   • On SSH keys / Add new page

     • Title: add_a_title

     • Key: paste your public key

     • Click on Add SSH key

       

3. Add New SSH Private Key To List

   • Add the the new ssh key to your ssh list

       ssh-add /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev
     
       # Enter passphrase for /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev:
       your_password
     
       # Identity added: /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev (your_email@gmail.com)

4. Configure ssh config file

   • In /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/config (create a config if file doesn't exist)

   • Add a new Host and point to your private SSH key (without the .pub)

       Host your_unique_profile_name
         UseKeychain yes
         HostName github.com
         User your_new_github_user
         IdentityFile /Users/<your_username>/.ssh/id_rsa_dev

Configure GitHub

Add a second profile (user1) to your .gitconfig file

• the user1 will the name of the profile

  • the name of the profile has to start with user and followed by an unique number (eg. user1, user2...)

• Create a Personal Access Token

• Add a new user to .gitconfig file

    git config --global user1.name "your_name"
    #                       ^
    #                       └── user1 (user One)
    git config --global user1.email "your_second_email@gmail.com"
    #                       ^
    #                       └── user1 (user One)
    git config --global user1.acc "your_second_github_acc"
    #                       ^
    #                       └── user1 (user One)
    git config --global user1.token "243f93cd40c14c9dd16e29bfff73b6aa5384285e"
    #                       ^
    #                       └── user1 (user One)

In your /Users/<your_username>/.gitconfig:

  [user] # <-------- Default profile
      name = your_name
      email = your_email@gmail.com
      acc = your_github_acc
      token = 243f93cd40c14c9dd16e29bfff73b6aa5384285e
  [user1] # <-------- New profile
      name = your_name
      email = your_second_email@gmail.com
      acc = your_second_github_acc
      token = 243f93cd40c14c9dd16e29bfff73b6aa5384285e