jerrykrinock · October 10, 2025 20:22 · Jun 30, 2017 · Jun 30, 2017 · Jun 30, 2017 · Jun 30, 2017
diff --git a/gitcreate.sh b/gitcreate.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script create a new repo on github.com, then pushes to it the local repo from the current directory.
+# This script create a new repo on github.com, then pushes the local repo from the current directory to the new remote.
 
 # It is a fork of https://gist.github.com/robwierzbowski/5430952/.  Some of Rob's lines just didn't work for me, and to fix them I needed to make it more verbose so that a mere electrical engineer could understand it.
 

diff --git a/gitcreate.sh b/gitcreate.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,51 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# This script create a new repo on github.com, then pushes to it the local repo from the current directory.
 
-# https://gist.github.com/robwierzbowski/5430952/
-# Create and push to a new github repo from the command line.  
-# Grabs sensible defaults from the containing folder and `.gitconfig`.  
-# Refinements welcome.
+# It is a fork of https://gist.github.com/robwierzbowski/5430952/.  Some of Rob's lines just didn't work for me, and to fix them I needed to make it more verbose so that a mere electrical engineer could understand it.
+
+# This script gets a username from .gitconfig.  If it indicates that your default username is an empty string, you can set it with
+# git config --add github.user YOUR_GIT_USERNAME
 
 # Gather constant vars
 CURRENTDIR=${PWD##*/}
 GITHUBUSER=$(git config github.user)
-
+ 
 # Get user input
-read "REPONAME?New repo name (enter for ${PWD##*/}):"
-read "USER?Git Username (enter for ${GITHUBUSER}):"
-read "DESCRIPTION?Repo Description:"
+echo "Enter name for new repo, or just <return> to make it $CURRENTDIR"
+read REPONAME
+echo "Enter username for new, or just <return> to make it $GITHUBUSER"
+read USERNAME
+echo "Enter description for your new repo, on one line, then <return>"
+read DESCRIPTION
+echo "Enter <return> to make the new repo public, 'x' for private"
+read PRIVATE_ANSWER
 
-echo "Here we go..."
+if [ "$PRIVATE_ANSWER" == "x" ]; then
+  PRIVACYWORD=private
+  PRIVATE_TF=true
+else
+  PRIVACYWORD=public
+  PRIVATE_TF=false
+fi
 
-# Curl some json to the github API oh damn we so fancy
-curl -u ${USER:-${GITHUBUSER}} https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\": \"${REPONAME:-${CURRENTDIR}}\", \"description\": \"${DESCRIPTION}\", \"private\": false, \"has_issues\": true, \"has_downloads\": true, \"has_wiki\": false}"
+REPONAME=${REPONAME:-${CURRENTDIR}}
+USERNAME=${USERNAME:-${GITHUBUSER}}
 
+echo "Will create a new *$PRIVACYWORD* repo named $REPONAME"
+echo "on github.com in user account $USERNAME, with this description:"
+echo $DESCRIPTION
+echo "Type 'y' to proceed, any other character to cancel."
+read OK
+if [ "$OK" != "y" ]; then
+  echo "User cancelled"
+  exit
+fi
+
+# Curl some json to the github API oh damn we so fancy
+curl -u $USERNAME https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\": \"$REPONAME\", \"description\": \"${DESCRIPTION}\", \"private\": $PRIVATE_TF, \"has_issues\": true, \"has_downloads\": true, \"has_wiki\": false}"
+
 # Set the freshly created repo to the origin and push
 # You'll need to have added your public key to your github account
-git remote set-url origin git@github.com:${USER:-${GITHUBUSER}}/${REPONAME:-${CURRENTDIR}}.git
-git push --set-upstream origin master
+git remote add origin https://github.com/$USERNAME/$REPONAME.git
+git push -u origin master
diff --git a/makerepo.sh → gitcreate.sh b/makerepo.sh → gitcreate.sh
diff --git a/makerepo.sh b/makerepo.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2423777/is-it-possible-to-create-a-remote-repo-on-github-from-the-cli-without-ssh/10325316#10325316
+# https://gist.github.com/robwierzbowski/5430952/
+# Create and push to a new github repo from the command line.  
+# Grabs sensible defaults from the containing folder and `.gitconfig`.  
+# Refinements welcome.
 
 # Gather constant vars
 CURRENTDIR=${PWD##*/}

diff --git a/makerepo.sh b/makerepo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2423777/is-it-possible-to-create-a-remote-repo-on-github-from-the-cli-without-ssh/10325316#10325316
+
+# Gather constant vars
+CURRENTDIR=${PWD##*/}
+GITHUBUSER=$(git config github.user)
+
+# Get user input
+read "REPONAME?New repo name (enter for ${PWD##*/}):"
+read "USER?Git Username (enter for ${GITHUBUSER}):"
+read "DESCRIPTION?Repo Description:"
+
+echo "Here we go..."
+
+# Curl some json to the github API oh damn we so fancy
+curl -u ${USER:-${GITHUBUSER}} https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\": \"${REPONAME:-${CURRENTDIR}}\", \"description\": \"${DESCRIPTION}\", \"private\": false, \"has_issues\": true, \"has_downloads\": true, \"has_wiki\": false}"
+
+# Set the freshly created repo to the origin and push
+# You'll need to have added your public key to your github account
+git remote set-url origin git@github.com:${USER:-${GITHUBUSER}}/${REPONAME:-${CURRENTDIR}}.git
+git push --set-upstream origin master
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