GitHub CLI secret

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Requirements

Set up GitHub CLI
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If you haven't done all requirements, please refer to Set up GitHub CLI document.

To create or update a GitHub secret run:

gh secret set <SECRET_NAME> \
  --body <SECRET_VALUE> \
  --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Example code to create or update a GitHub secret:

gh secret set AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME \
  --body codesanook-example-app-service \
  --repo codesanook/codesanok-example-app-service

Assume that we have a repository name "codesanok-example-app-service" under "codesanook" organization.

Example code to create or update a GitHub secret from content of a file:

gh secret set AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME \
  < secret-value.json \
  --repo codesanook/codesanok-example-app-service

Command:

gh secret list --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Example code to list all existing GitHub secret a specific repository:

gh secret list --repo codesanook/codesanok-example-app-service

Command:

gh secret remove <SECRET_NAME> --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

Example code to list all existing GitHub secret a specific repository:

gh secret remove AZURE_WEBAPP_NAME --repo codesanook/codesanok-example-app-service

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