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https://github.com/codenameyau/github-label

:gift: Node.js CLI for creating GitHub labels
https://github.com/codenameyau/github-label

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:gift: Node.js CLI for creating GitHub labels

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# github-label

[![NPM version](http://img.shields.io/npm/v/github-label.svg)](https://www.npmjs.org/package/github-label)
[![license](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-brightgreen.svg)](https://github.com/codenameyau/github-label/blob/master/LICENSE)

Node command-line tool used to create or remove GitHub labels.
Predefined labels are available in the [presets folder](https://github.com/codenameyau/github-label/tree/master/presets).
You can also create and use your own labels with JSON.

## Installation and Setup
```
npm install -g github-label
```

### Authentication with GitHub Access Token
Use this method if don't want to type your username and password.

Create a [Personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens) on GitHub
with the `repo` and `public_repo` permissions enabled. Then add the following
environment variable in your `.bashrc` (Linux) or `.bash_profile` (Mac).

```bash
export GITHUB_LABEL_TOKEN='REPLACE THIS WITH YOUR TOKEN'
```

## Usage Examples

```
Usage: github-label [options]

Options:

-h, --help output usage information
-V, --version output the version number
-p, --preset [value] Specify a label preset.
-l, --list [value] List the default preset.
-j, --json [value] Specify your own JSON label preset.
-s, --skip Skip existing labels instead of updating them.
-r, --remove Remove a GitHub label preset.
-R, --remove-all Removes all labels.
```

--

### Terminal
```bash
# Output the labels for the repository.
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label'

# List the available label presets.
github-label -l

# List the labels for a given preset.
github-label -l priority

# Create labels with one of the available presets.
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label' -p priority

# Create labels by specifying your own JSON.
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label' -j 'path-to/preset.json'

# Delete all labels from a given preset or json file.
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label' -p priority -r
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label' -j 'path-to/preset.json' -r

# Remove all labels.
github-label 'codenameyau/github-label' -R
```