How to push Gist?

[marcelomgarcia]

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Dear all,

I cloned a Gist:

git clone https://gist.github.com/b9186eed2601dea0c16b8a0dc2e8b4ec.git

After editing the file, when I push to update the Gist, I get an error:

git push
remote: Repository not found.
fatal: repository 'https://gist.github.com/b9186eed2601dea0c16b8a0dc2e8b4ec.git/' not found

I thought the problem was my username missing from the URL, so i tried to update the URL

git remote set-url origin https://gist.github.com/mar...arcia/b9186eed2601dea0c16b8a0dc2e8b4ec

But it made no difference.

How to update (push) to a Gist?

[Beargruug]

Hey,

When you clone a Gist using Git, you are essentially creating a read-only copy of the Gist content on your local machine. You can make changes to the files locally, but there is no direct way to push those changes back to the original Gist through Git.

If you want to update the content of a Gist, you can do so by visiting the Gist page on the GitHub website, making the changes there, and then clicking the "Update gist" button to save the changes. You'll need to be logged in to your GitHub account to be able to update the Gist.

Hope this helps!

[marcelomgarcia]

Hi,

I didn't understand that Gists were a read-only repository. I will update directly on the GitHub page.

Thank you.

[marcelomgarcia]

Closing ticket

[tuves]

Hi @marcelomgarcia if someone has answered your question, please remember to mark them as answered (I've done it for you above). This will help other members with the same question find the solution faster, as well as give credit to the members who have taken time to answer your question 😃

[marcelomgarcia]

Hi, I tried to close this ticket twice (the previous comments). I didn't understand how to close: I chose the option to close, them I clicked on the "reply" button, and in the second time, just in "comment and close(?)". Apparently none of them worked. Thanks for closing the ticket.

[sinetris]

Hi @marcelomgarcia
I don't know if it's a new feature (I don't remember if I tried before 😅), but I can push to a gist I created if I clone them using "Clone via SSH".

gist_hash="<the-gist-hash>"
gist_local_dir="<a-better-name-for-the-local-gist>"
git clone git@gist.github.com:${gist_hash}.git "${gist_local_dir}"
cd "${gist_local_dir}"
# change files + git add + git commit
git push
# there should be a new revision in your gist under *revisions*

Important

Gist does not support directories.

You will get an error from a pre-hook if you try to push a commit that includes directories (so nothing will change in your gist).

[yarikoptic]

Thank you! Works nicely. Moreover I added to my ~/.gitconfig

[url "git@gist.github.com:"]
    pushinsteadOf = https://gist.github.com/yarikoptic/

where yarikoptic is my handle on github. Now I can git clone https://gist.github.com/yarikoptic/314f9f419c7203bcc40331571cacf693 and then still git push (via ssh). I heavily rely on similar setup also for the main github.com so can clone directly via https (no authentication) but keep pushing via ssh whenever needed without changing any config.

[rivenirvana]

Just an update which may be helpful to those that find themselves here.

The instructed pushinsteadOf value wasn't working for me, and it seems like your username isn't needed anymore. I just left it as pushinsteadOf = https://gist.github.com/ and restored intended behavior of https fetch -> ssh push.