How to specify --gitignore argument in gh repo create cli command?-CodePudding

I'm trying to create remote repository using GitHub CLI and I can not find how to specify a particular gitignore file with argument --gitignore, say, github/gitignore/C .gitignore. There is an error HTTP 422: Repository creation failed. (https://api.github.com/user/repos) gitignore_template is an unknown gitignore template.

Unsuccessfully have been trying to find an example on internet and stackoverflow also.

CodePudding user response：

This feature was implemented with PR 3746 for gh v1.12.0 (Q2 2021).

It is supposed to use only one word for the gitignore parameter.
Example:

gh repo create random --gitignore Go --license mit --public --confirm

In your case, try --gitignore C or --gitignore Cpp.