gh-secret-set(1)

1GH-SECRET-SET(1)               GitHub CLI manual              GH-SECRET-SET(1)
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NAME

6       gh-secret-set - Create or update secrets
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SYNOPSIS

11       gh secret set <secret-name> [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Set  a  value for a secret on one of the following levels: - repository
17       (default): available to Actions runs or Dependabot in  a  repository  -
18       environment:  available to Actions runs for a deployment environment in
19       a repository - organization: available to Actions runs, Dependabot,  or
20       Codespaces  within  an organization - user: available to Codespaces for
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24       Organization and user secrets can optionally be restricted to  only  be
25       available to specific repositories.
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28       Secret values are locally encrypted before being sent to GitHub.
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OPTIONS

33       -a, --app <string>
34              Set  the  application  for a secret: {actions|codespaces|depend‐
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39              The value for the secret (reads from standard input if not spec‐
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52              Print  the encrypted, base64-encoded value instead of storing it
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61              List of repositories that can access an organization or user se‐
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

76       -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
77              Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
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EXAMPLE

82              # Paste secret value for the current repository in an interactive prompt
83              $ gh secret set MYSECRET
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86              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --body "$ENV_VALUE"
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89              $ gh secret set MYSECRET < myfile.txt
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91              # Set secret for a deployment environment in the current repository
92              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --env myenvironment
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94              # Set organization-level secret visible to both public and private repositories
95              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --org myOrg --visibility all
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98              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --org myOrg --repos repo1,repo2,repo3
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100              # Set user-level secret for Codespaces
101              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --user
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103              # Set repository-level secret for Dependabot
104              $ gh secret set MYSECRET --app dependabot
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