A simple bash script to initialize a git repository and create a corresponding GitHub repository in one command.

• Initializes a local git repository (or uses an existing one with -e)
• Creates a .gitignore file with common patterns
• Makes an initial commit if needed
• Authenticates with GitHub if needed
• Creates a private GitHub repository by default (use -p for public)
• Pushes your code to GitHub
• All with a single command

• GitHub CLI (gh) must be installed
  • Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt install gh
  • macOS: brew install gh
  • Other platforms: See GitHub CLI installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x init.sh

3. Optionally, move it to a directory in your PATH for easy access:

   sudo mv init.sh /usr/local/bin/init

Navigate to your project directory and run:

./init.sh

Important: The GitHub repository will be named after your current directory. For example, if you run the script in /home/user/my-project/, the repository will be created as my-project.

• -p - Create a public repository (default is private)
• -e - Use existing .git repository (skip git init)
• -h - Show help message

Create a private repository:

./init.sh

Create a public repository:

./init.sh -p

Create a repo for an existing .git directory:

./init.sh -e

1. Checks if the directory is already a git repository (exits if so, unless -e is used)
2. Checks if GitHub CLI is installed
3. Authenticates with GitHub (prompts if not authenticated)
4. Checks if a repository with that name already exists on GitHub (exits if so)
5. Initializes git (skipped with -e)
6. Creates a .gitignore file if one doesn't exist
7. Makes an initial commit if needed
8. Creates a GitHub repository with the same name as your directory
9. Sets up the remote and pushes your code
10. Displays the URL of your new repository

• If a .gitignore file already exists, it won't be overwritten
• The script will exclude itself (init.sh) from being committed
• For public repos, planning files (PRD.md, progress.txt) and .claude/ are automatically added to .gitignore