gh repo edit

gh repo edit [<repository>] [flags]

Edit repository settings.

To toggle a setting off, use the--<flag>=falsesyntax.

Note that changing repository visibility to private will cause loss of stars and watchers.

Options

--add-topic <strings>
Add repository topic
--allow-forking
Allow forking of an organization repository
--allow-update-branch
Allow a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch to be updated
--default-branch <name>
Set the default branch name for the repository
--delete-branch-on-merge
Delete head branch when pull requests are merged
-d, --description <string>
Description of the repository
--enable-auto-merge
Enable auto-merge functionality
--enable-discussions
Enable discussions in the repository
--enable-issues
Enable issues in the repository
--enable-merge-commit
Enable merging pull requests via merge commit
--enable-projects
Enable projects in the repository
--enable-rebase-merge
Enable merging pull requests via rebase
--enable-squash-merge
Enable merging pull requests via squashed commit
--enable-wiki
Enable wiki in the repository
-h, --homepage <URL>
Repository home page URL
--remove-topic <strings>
Remove repository topic
--template
Make the repository available as a template repository
--visibility <string>
Change the visibility of the repository to {public,private,internal}

Examples

# enable issues and wiki
gh repo edit--enable-issues--enable-wiki

# disable projects
gh repo edit--enable-projects=false

See also