gist - Gist command-line tool
gist [OPTIONS] FILE
- Create a new gist from a file
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$ gist script.pl
- Create a new gist from a pipe with a description
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$ cat script.pl | gist -d 'some script' -n script.pl
- Create a new gist and copy the web URL in the clipboard
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$ echo "something" | gist -w | xclip $ echo "something" | gist -w | pbcopy # on Mac OS X
- --description, -d DESCRIPTION
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Set the description for the gist.
- --name, -n NAME
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Specify the name of the file (useful when using a pipe).
- --update, -u GIST_ID
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Update the given gist (identified by GIST_ID), with the given file.
- --private, -p
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Create a private gist.
- --web, -w
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Only output the web url.
Configure git with your GitHub credentials:
$ git config --global github.user LoginName
$ git config --global github.password GitHubPassword
Alternatively you can install Config::Identity and write your credentials in the (optionally GPG-encrypted) ~/.github
file as follows:
login LoginName
password GitHubpassword
(if only the login name is set, the password will be asked interactively)
Alessandro Ghedini <[email protected]>
Copyright 2011 Alessandro Ghedini.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License.
See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.