How to change the name of a gist in github?

Question

Is there a way to change the name of a gist (github) ?, apparently it is ordering the files of the gist in alphabetical order, an naming the gist according to the file that appe

Answer 1

My gist contained a .gitignore which sorts above a leading underscore. I ending up using two leading periods: ..FutureProcessorWithShinyExample.md

Answer 2

Currently, there's no way rename a Github gist. There's been an open issue on this. I would suggest you add a text file to your gist. The file name should start with space ( ), a hash sign (#), an exclamation mark (!), a dollar sign ($) or an ampersand (&). You can add a long description to the body.

For example, naming your file #Github Tricks will change your gist title to #Github Tricks. This will also work if your file name starts with a space ( ) like Github Tricks. If both files exist, the title starting with space takes precedence.

The file names in your gist determine the gist title. The order is listed below.

\t, \n, \x0b, \x0c, \r, , !, ", #, $, %, &, \', (, ), *, +, ,, -, ., /, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, :, ;, <, =, >, ?, @, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, [, \\, ], ^, _, `, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, {, |, }, ~