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gist

Command-line utility for uploading GitHub Gists.

Runs as gist|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com
Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 9 fields

Upload files (or standard input) to gist.github.com. Login, listing, reading, updating and deleting gists are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
Run in Otty
otty gui gist
Upload a gistExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Files*
file
Description
string
Private gist
--private
Advanced
Copy URL to clipboard
--copy
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Upload files
filesdescriptionprivatecopy
Gist the clipboard
pastedescriptionprivatefilename
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Files
Leave empty to read standard input.
path · positional 0 · repeatable
Description
string
--description-d
Private gist
boolean
--private-p
Filename for stdin
string
--filename-f
Paste from clipboard
boolean
--paste-P
Copy URL to clipboard
boolean
--copy-c
Open in browser
boolean
--open-o
Print raw URL
boolean
--raw-R
Skip empty files
boolean
--skip-empty
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
opts.on("-f", "--filename [NAME.EXTENSION]", "Sets the filename and syntax type.") opts.on("-t", "--type [EXTENSION]", "Sets the file extension and syntax type.") opts.on("-p", "--private", "Makes your gist private.") opts.on("-d", "--description DESCRIPTION", "Adds a description to your gist.") opts.on("-c", "--copy", "Copy the resulting URL to the clipboar…
helpmaster 2026-10-27

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed gist against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.