Gist-cli is a small python module, and a command line client for making gists. It works from a list of files, or from stdin.

To Install:

# Not yet on pypi
git clone http://github.com/mikelietz/gist-cli.git
cd gist-cli
python setup.py install

To Use:

$ mkgist README.md
$ # on a mac, this will replace the contents of your clipboard with the
$ # gist url
$ pbpaste | mkgist | pbcopy
$ # a whole folder, or really any list of files can be sent.
$ cd ~/path/to/stuff/to/share
$ mkgist *
$ # private gists
$ pbpaste | mkgist -p
$ # From stdin interactively
$ mkgist
O HAI!
(ctrl+d to send EOF)
$ 

This expects to find the following block in ~/.gitconfig to post via your account:

[github]
user = <your username>
password = <your password>

Note also that if your existing .gitconfig has tabs in there, you'll need to strip those out.

This can take a list of files, or can accept input from stdin and creates a gist (and prints the url)

Other options:

usage: gist [-h] [--description DESCRIPTION] [--private]
            [infile_list [infile_list ...]]

Create a github gist from a file, or from stdin

positional arguments:
  infile_list - Not Required, if ommitted, will accept from stdin

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --description DESCRIPTION, -d DESCRIPTION
  --private, -p

if you run setup.py, it will install the mkgist binary.