How to set gitignore file and license to None and set add "origin" git remote to Yes all at once when creating a repo via Git-CLI?

Question

When I create a new repo using

gh repo create My_Repo

I am prompted with the following questions

? Visibility
? Would you like to add a .gitignore? (y/N)
? Would you like to add a license? (y/N)
? This will add an "origin" git remote to your local repository. Continue? (Y/n)

I would like to manage all the 4 questions in a single command.

I tried the following

gh repo create My_Repo --public -g No -l No
? This will create the "My_Repo" repository on GitHub. Continue? (Y/n)

It gives me the following output

HTTP 422: Repository creation failed. (https://api.github.com/user/repos)
gitignore_template is an unknown gitignore template.
license_template is an unknown license template.

I tried gh repo create My_Repo --public -g None -l None it also results in the same error.

Also I would like to bypass the question

? This will create the "My_Repo" repository on GitHub. Continue? (Y/n)

How do I do that?

I am looking to give the following answers in a single command

? Visibility --public
? Would you like to add a .gitignore? ====> No
? Would you like to add a license? ====> No
? This will add an "origin" git remote to your local repository. Continue? ====> Yes

Also, is it possible to include the following in a single command?

gitignore = Python | license = None | add to "origin" = Yes
gitignore = None | license = MIT License | add to "origin" = Yes

Or use the API. https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/repos#create-an-organization-repository — matt, Oct 02 '21 at 03:49
@matt How can I run this via github-cli? I am not associated to any organization. — CodingRaz, Oct 02 '21 at 03:53

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '21 at 03:47

I will give you all the 4 options

To create a repo with the following options

--public
--gitignore None
--license None
add to "origin" Yes
```
 gh repo create MyRepo --public -y
```

To create a repo with

gitignore = Python

license = None

 gh repo create MyRepo --public -g Python -y

To create a repo with

gitignore = None

license = MIT License

 gh repo create MyRepo --public -l MIT -y

To create a repo with

gitignore = Python

license = MIT License

 gh repo create MyRepo --public -g Python -l MIT -y

Whenever you want to include a gitignore template select the template and enter the name with TitleCase. Here is a link to all the available gitignore templates -> Link.

It seems the '-y' option may not be needed. – James John McGuire 'Jahmic' Aug 25 '22 at 08:47 — James John McGuire 'Jahmic', Aug 25 '22 at 08:47

How to set gitignore file and license to None and set add "origin" git remote to Yes all at once when creating a repo via Git-CLI?

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