hub-gist(1)

hub-gist1

Create and print github gists

Usage

hub gist create [-oc] [--public] [FILES ...]

hub gist show ID [FILENAME]

Commands

create

Create a new gist. If no FILES are specified, the content is read from standard input.

show

Print the contents of a gist. If the gist contains multiple files, the operation will error out unless FILENAME is specified.

Options

--public

Make the new gist public (default: false).

-o, --browse

Open the new gist in a web browser.

-c, --copy

Put the URL of the new gist to clipboard instead of printing it.

Examples

$ echo hello | hub gist create --public
$ hub gist create file1.txt file2.txt
# print a specific file within a gist:
$ hub gist show ID testfile1.txt

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

From hub 2.14.2-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.