How do I rename a GitHub repository via their API?

Question

Looking at the GitHub API reference at http://develop.github.com/p/repo.html, I see all sorts of good stuff, but I don\'t see any way to rename a repository through the API.

Answer 1

Create some variables for clarity:

user=MyUserName
pass=MyPassword
newName='{"name": "NewNameForRepo"}'
oldName="MyRepo"

Then use curl to make the request:

curl -u "$user:$pass" -X PATCH -d "$newName" https://api.github.com/repos/$user/$oldName