Set-GitHubRepository¶

SYNOPSIS¶

Creates or updates a repository.

SYNTAX¶

Set a repository for the authenticated user (Default)¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Name <String> [-AddReadme] [-Gitignore <String>] [-License <String>]
 [-Visibility <String>] [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>]
 [-IsTemplate <Boolean>] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>]
 [-HasIssues <Boolean>] [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>] [-HasProjects <Boolean>]
 [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>] [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>]
 [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>] [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>]
 [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>] [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set a repository from a template to an organization¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Organization <String> -Name <String> -TemplateOwner <String> -TemplateRepository <String>
 [-IncludeAllBranches] [-Visibility <String>] [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>]
 [-IsTemplate <Boolean>] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>]
 [-HasIssues <Boolean>] [-AllowForking <Boolean>] [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>]
 [-HasProjects <Boolean>] [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>]
 [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>] [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>]
 [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>] [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>]
 [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set a forked repository in an organization¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Organization <String> [-Name <String>] -ForkOwner <String> -ForkRepository <String>
 [-IncludeAllBranches] [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>]
 [-IsTemplate <Boolean>] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>]
 [-HasIssues <Boolean>] [-AllowForking <Boolean>] [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>]
 [-HasProjects <Boolean>] [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>]
 [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>] [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>]
 [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>] [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>]
 [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set a repository in an organization¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Organization <String> -Name <String> [-AddReadme] [-Gitignore <String>]
 [-License <String>] [-Visibility <String>] [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>]
 [-IsTemplate <Boolean>] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>]
 [-HasIssues <Boolean>] [-AllowForking <Boolean>] [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>]
 [-HasProjects <Boolean>] [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>]
 [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>] [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>]
 [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>] [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>]
 [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set a forked repository for a user¶

Set-GitHubRepository [-Name <String>] -ForkOwner <String> -ForkRepository <String> [-IncludeAllBranches]
 [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>] [-IsTemplate <Boolean>]
 [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>] [-HasIssues <Boolean>]
 [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>] [-HasProjects <Boolean>]
 [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>] [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>]
 [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>] [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>]
 [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>] [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set a repository from a template to a user¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Name <String> -TemplateOwner <String> -TemplateRepository <String> [-IncludeAllBranches]
 [-Visibility <String>] [-Description <String>] [-Homepage <Uri>] [-IsArchived <Boolean>]
 [-IsTemplate <Boolean>] [-WebCommitSignoffRequired <Boolean>] [-DefaultBranch <String>] [-HasWiki <Boolean>]
 [-HasIssues <Boolean>] [-HasSponsorships <Boolean>] [-HasDiscussions <Boolean>] [-HasProjects <Boolean>]
 [-AllowMergeCommitWith <String>] [-AllowSquashMergingWith <String>] [-AllowRebaseMerging <Boolean>]
 [-SuggestUpdateBranch <Boolean>] [-AllowAutoMerge <Boolean>] [-DeleteBranchOnMerge <Boolean>]
 [-EnableAdvancedSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableCodeSecurity <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanning <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection <Boolean>] [-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection <Boolean>]
 [-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns <Boolean>] [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION¶

Checks if the specified repository exists. If it does, the repository is updated using the provided parameters. If it does not exist, a new repository is created with the provided parameters. The updated or newly created repository is returned.

EXAMPLES¶

EXAMPLE 1¶

Set-GitHubRepository -Name 'Hello-World' -Description 'My repo'

Sets the repository Hello-World for the authenticated user if it does not exist, or updates it if it already exists. The repository uses GitHub's default settings.

EXAMPLE 2¶

$params = @{
    Owner                  = 'octocat'
    Name                   = 'Hello-World'
    AllowSquashMergingWith = 'Pull request title and description'
    HasIssues              = $true
    SuggestUpdateBranch    = $true
    AllowAutoMerge         = $true
    DeleteBranchOnMerge    = $true
}
Set-GitHubRepository @params

Sets a repository using splatting for the configuration.

PARAMETERS¶

-Organization¶

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a repository in an organization
Aliases: Owner

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

-Name¶

The name of the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository for the authenticated user, Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a repository in an organization, Set a repository from a template to a user
Aliases:

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a forked repository for a user
Aliases:

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

-TemplateOwner¶

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a repository from a template to a user
Aliases:

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

-TemplateRepository¶

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a repository from a template to a user
Aliases:

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

-ForkOwner¶

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a forked repository for a user
Aliases:

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

-ForkRepository¶

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

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a forked repository for a user
Aliases:

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

-IncludeAllBranches¶

Include all branches from the source repository.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a forked repository for a user, Set a repository from a template to a user
Aliases:

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

-AddReadme¶

Pass true to Set an initial commit with empty README.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Set a repository for the authenticated user, Set a repository in an organization
Aliases:

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

-Gitignore¶

The desired language or platform to apply to the .gitignore.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository for the authenticated user, Set a repository in an organization
Aliases:

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

-License¶

The license keyword of the open source license for this repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository for the authenticated user, Set a repository in an organization
Aliases:

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

-Visibility¶

The visibility of the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Set a repository for the authenticated user, Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a repository in an organization, Set a repository from a template to a user
Aliases:

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

-Description¶

A short description of the new repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-IsArchived¶

Whether the repository is archived.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
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: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-WebCommitSignoffRequired¶

Whether to require contributors to sign off on web-based commits.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-DefaultBranch¶

Updates the default branch for this repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-HasWiki¶

Whether the wiki is enabled.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-HasIssues¶

Whether issues are enabled.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-AllowForking¶

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

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: Set a repository from a template to an organization, Set a forked repository in an organization, Set a repository in an organization
Aliases:

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

-HasSponsorships¶

Whether sponsorships are enabled.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-HasDiscussions¶

Whether discussions are enabled.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-HasProjects¶

Whether projects are enabled.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-AllowMergeCommitWith¶

Allow merge commits for pull requests with the specified setting.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-AllowSquashMergingWith¶

Allow squash merges for pull requests with the specified setting.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-AllowRebaseMerging¶

Whether to allow rebase merges for pull requests.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-SuggestUpdateBranch¶

Whether to always suggest to update a head branch that is behind its base branch during a pull request.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-AllowAutoMerge¶

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

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-DeleteBranchOnMerge¶

Whether to delete head branches when pull requests are merged

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableAdvancedSecurity¶

Whether to enable GitHub Advanced Security for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableCodeSecurity¶

Whether to enable code security for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableSecretScanning¶

Whether to enable secret scanning for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableSecretScanningPushProtection¶

Whether to enable secret scanning push protection for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableSecretScanningAIDetection¶

Whether to enable secret scanning AI detection for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-EnableSecretScanningNonProviderPatterns¶

Whether to enable secret scanning non-provider patterns for this repository.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Context¶

The context to run the command in. Used to get the details for the API call. Can be either a string or a GitHubContext object.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
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¶

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.