gh-repo-delete(1)

gh-repo-delete1

Delete a repository

Usage

gh repo delete [<repository>] [flags]

Overview

Delete a GitHub repository.

With no argument, deletes the current repository. Otherwise, deletes the specified repository.

For safety, when no repository argument is provided, the --yes flag is ignored and you will be prompted for confirmation. To delete the current repository non-interactively, specify it explicitly (e.g., gh repo delete owner/repo --yes).

Deletion requires authorization with the delete_repo scope. To authorize, run gh auth refresh -s delete_repo

Options

--yes

Confirm deletion without prompting

Exit status

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

From github-cli 2.103.3-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.