create-remote-repo 1.0.0

This command line tool automates the process of initializing a local Git repository, creating a remote GitHub repository via the GitHub API, optionally adding a .gitignore file, staging changes, committing, and performing the initial push to the remote repository.

GitHub Repo Automation Tool

This command line tool automates the process of initializing a local Git repository, creating a remote GitHub repository via the GitHub API, optionally adding a .gitignore file, staging changes, committing, and performing the initial push to the remote repository.

Features

• Initialize a local Git repository.
• Create a remote repository on GitHub.
• Optionally add a .gitignore file.
• Stage changes.
• Commit changes.
• Push the initial commit to the remote repository.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Git
• GitHub account and authorization token

Installation

Usage

python create-remote-repo -rn <repo-name> -gu <github-username> -t <github-token> -d <working-directory> [-i <include-gitignore>] [-p <private>]

Example

python create-remote-repo -rn my-new-repo -gu myusername -t mytoken -d /path/to/working/directory -i y -p y

This command will:

1. Initialize a Git repository in the specified local working directory.
2. Create a remote repository named my-new-repo under the GitHub account myusername.
3. Add a .gitignore file to the repository.
4. Stage all changes.
5. Commit the changes.
6. Push the initial commit to the private remote repository.

CLI Arguments

Argument	Description	Required	Default Value
-rn, --repo-name	The name of the remote repository you want to create.	Yes	None
-gu, --github-username	The username of your GitHub account.	No	global_github_username
-t, --github-token	Your GitHub authorization token.	No	global_github_token
-d, --working-directory	The absolute path to the local working directory where the repository should be initialized.	Yes	None
-i, --include-gitignore	Enter y if you want to add a .gitignore file to your repository, otherwise enter n.	No	n
-p, --private	Enter y if you want to make the remote repository private, otherwise enter n.	No	n

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

Created and maintained by Kim Chung.