tldr/pages/common/gist.md

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# gist
> Upload code to <https://gist.github.com>.
> More information: <https://github.com/defunkt/gist>.
- Log in to gist on this computer:
`gist --login`
- Create a gist from any number of text files:
`gist {{file.txt}} {{file2.txt}}`
- Create a private gist with a description:
`gist --private --description "{{A meaningful description}}" {{file.txt}}`
- Read contents from `stdin` and create a gist from it:
`{{echo "hello world"}} | gist`
- List your public and private gists:
`gist --list`
- List all public gists for any user:
`gist --list {{username}}`
- Update a gist using the ID from URL:
`gist --update {{GIST_ID}} {{file.txt}}`