hub-create

Upload the current (local-only) repository to your GitHub account as public

$ hub create

$ hub create [[-p|--private]] [[-o|--browse]]

hub create [-p] [-d DESCRIPTION] [-h HOMEPAGE] [-o ORIGIN] [NAME]

-p, --private
    Create a private repository.

-d, --description DESCRIPTION
    Add a description to the repository.

-h, --homepage HOMEPAGE
    Set repository homepage URL.

-o, --origin ORIGIN
    Name of the git remote (default: origin)

hub create is part of the hub command-line tool, a wrapper around git that adds GitHub integration. It creates a new repository on GitHub directly from your local git directory, sets up the origin remote, and pushes your current branch.

Run it inside a git repository to automatically name the repo after the directory, or specify a NAME. It handles authentication via GitHub tokens or SSH keys. Ideal for quick repo setup without browser interaction.

Hub detects the repo name from the current directory or accepts a custom name. It supports private repos, descriptions, and homepages. After creation, it configures git remotes for push/pull.

Requires hub installed (via brew, apt, etc.) and GitHub authentication configured.

Hub is deprecated and archived; use gh repo create instead.
Must be in a git repo or specify NAME. Requires GitHub auth.

Uses GITHUB_TOKEN env var, ~/.config/hub, or SSH keys.

hub create -d 'My project' -p creates private repo with description.

Developed by GitHub in 2011 as git wrapper. Popular until 2020, when archived in favor of official gh CLI.

gh(1), git(1), hub(1)