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CLI tool to operate with the GitHub Gists API.

Project description

Just a tool to manage GitHub gists

Usage

To list all your gists with embed links use ls:

$ pygists ls -u your_username -t $GITHUB_TOKEN

tomasfarias's GitHub Gist: 6d83bf247790b4116f0575ee230cc4d0
'Just a second test'
Created: 2019-06-27 05:22:08
Updated: 2019-07-08 19:57:12
Embed: https://gist.github.com/tomasfarias/6d83bf247790b4116f0575ee230cc4d0.js
File | Size (chars)
test_2.py | 15


tomasfarias's GitHub Gist: 2be660066572b42a898c87f48b756b89
'Just a test'
Created: 2019-06-27 05:20:24
Updated: 2019-07-08 19:56:51
Embed: https://gist.github.com/tomasfarias/2be660066572b42a898c87f48b756b89.js
File | Size (chars)
test_1.py | 15

To create a new gist from a file call:

$ pygists create test_3.py -u tomasfarias -t $GITHUB_TOKEN -d 'Just another test'

tomasfarias's GitHub Gist: c4eb4855f02e77d162a78520da50a0b9
'Just another test'
Created: 2019-07-08 20:03:56
Updated: 2019-07-08 20:03:56
Embed: https://gist.github.com/tomasfarias/c4eb4855f02e77d162a78520da50a0b9.js
File | Size (chars)
test_3.py | 16

To update an existing gist get the ID and pass it. Use add, delete, modify to add new files to the gist, delete an existing file and modifiy the contents and name of an existing file:

$ pygists update c4eb4855f02e77d162a78520da50a0b9 -u tomasfarias -t $GITHUB_TOKEN -d "New description" --add test_new_3.py --modify old_file_name.py=path/to/new_file.py

tomasfarias's GitHub Gist: c4eb4855f02e77d162a78520da50a0b9
'New description'
Created: 2019-07-08 20:03:56
Updated: 2019-07-08 21:26:47
Embed: https://gist.github.com/tomasfarias/c4eb4855f02e77d162a78520da50a0b9.js
File | Size (chars)
test_new_3.py | 16
new_file.py | 25

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