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Update-GitHubRepository

SYNOPSIS

Update a repository

SYNTAX

Update-GitHubRepository [[-Owner] <String>] [[-Repo] <String>] [[-Name] <String>] [[-Description] <String>]
 [[-Homepage] <Uri>] [[-Visibility] <String>] [-EnableAdvancedSecurity] [-EnableSecretScanning]
 [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection] [-HasIssues] [-HasProjects] [-HasWiki] [-IsTemplate]
 [[-DefaultBranch] <String>] [-AllowSquashMerge] [-AllowMergeCommit] [-AllowRebaseMerge] [-AllowAutoMerge]
 [-DeleteBranchOnMerge] [-AllowUpdateMerge] [[-SquashMergeCommitTitle] <String>]
 [[-SquashMergeCommitMessage] <String>] [[-MergeCommitTitle] <String>] [[-MergeCommitMessage] <String>]
 [-Archived] [-AllowForking] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Note: To edit a repository's topics, use the Replace all repository topics endpoint.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Update-GitHubRepository -Name 'octocat' -Description 'Hello-World' -Homepage 'https://github.com'

EXAMPLE 2

$params = @{
    Owner       = 'octocat'
    Repo        = 'Hello-World'
    name        = 'Hello-World-Repo
    description = 'This is your first repository'
    homepage    = 'https://github.com'
}
Update-GitHubRepository @params

PARAMETERS

-Owner

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: org

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: (Get-GitHubContextSetting -Name Owner)
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Repo

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: (Get-GitHubContextSetting -Name Repo)
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

The name of the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Description

A short description of the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Homepage

A URL with more information about the repository.

Type: Uri
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Visibility

The visibility of the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 6
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-EnableAdvancedSecurity

Use the status property to enable or disable GitHub Advanced Security for this repository. For more information, see "About GitHub Advanced Security."

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-EnableSecretScanning

Use the status property to enable or disable secret scanning for this repository. For more information, see "About secret scanning."

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection

Use the status property to enable or disable secret scanning push protection for this repository. For more information, see "Protecting pushes with secret scanning."

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-HasIssues

Whether issues are enabled.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: has_issues

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-HasProjects

Whether projects are enabled.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: has_projects

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-HasWiki

Whether the wiki is enabled.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: has_wiki

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IsTemplate

Whether this repository acts as a template that can be used to generate new repositories.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: is_template

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DefaultBranch

Updates the default branch for this repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: default_branch

Required: False
Position: 7
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowSquashMerge

Whether to allow squash merges for pull requests.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_squash_merge

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowMergeCommit

Whether to allow merge commits for pull requests.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_merge_commit

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowRebaseMerge

Whether to allow rebase merges for pull requests.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_rebase_merge

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowAutoMerge

Whether to allow Auto-merge to be used on pull requests.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_auto_merge

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DeleteBranchOnMerge

Whether to delete head branches when pull requests are merged

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: delete_branch_on_merge

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowUpdateMerge

Either true to always allow a pull request head branch that is behind its base branch to be updated even if it is not required to be up to date before merging, or false otherwise.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_update_branch

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SquashMergeCommitTitle

The default value for a squash merge commit title: - PR_TITLE - default to the pull request's title. - COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE - default to the commit's title (if only one commit) or the pull request's title (when more than one commit).

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: squash_merge_commit_title

Required: False
Position: 8
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SquashMergeCommitMessage

The default value for a squash merge commit message: - PR_BODY - default to the pull request's body. - COMMIT_MESSAGES - default to the branch's commit messages. - BLANK - default to a blank commit message.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: squash_merge_commit_message

Required: False
Position: 9
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-MergeCommitTitle

The default value for a merge commit title. - PR_TITLE - default to the pull request's title. - MERGE_MESSAGE - default to the classic title for a merge message (e.g.,Merge pull request #123 from branch-name).

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: merge_commit_title

Required: False
Position: 10
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-MergeCommitMessage

The default value for a merge commit message. - PR_BODY - default to the pull request's body. - PR_TITLE - default to the pull request's title. - BLANK - default to a blank commit message.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: merge_commit_message

Required: False
Position: 11
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Archived

Whether to archive this repository. false will unarchive a previously archived repository.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-AllowForking

Either true to allow private forks, or false to prevent private forks.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: allow_forking

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WebCommitSignoffRequired

Either true to require contributors to sign off on web-based commits, or false to not require contributors to sign off on web-based commits.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: web_commit_signoff_required

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

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OUTPUTS

NOTES

Update a repository