I want to upload a file into a gist -- not paste it in

[mcf-rocks]

I want to upload a file into a gist -- not paste it in -- how?

[spenserblack]

If you're OK with using the command-line, with the GitHub CLI you can use gh gist create <filename>... to upload 1 or more files as a gist.

[mcf-rocks]

fix the website pls

[mcf-rocks]

i already have a low opinion of github... fix the website as i do not want to learn the CLI... thx.

[ThioJoe]

For those from Google, you can also update an existing Gist file using:
gh gist edit <gist id> <file to replace with>

It seems to retain the file name that is on the website, meaning if the file you're uploading is named differently, it won't rename the gist file.

[DenverCoder1]

GitHub has the option to drag and drop files into the editor to auto-populate the gist with those files.

All you have to do is drag a file from your computer into the window and the message to drop the files to prefill the gist will appear. While that message is displayed, you can drop the file and it will add it to the gist.

There are also editor extensions such as GistPad for VSCode among others that let you create gists from files without even visiting the GitHub website or using a command line interface.

[Twisted-Code]

I'm having issues doing this. When I drag it only sets the file name, and I also tried using the file picker, but for some reason it tells me my file type is not supported (even though it's .txt and that's one of the listed types). I ended up using my clipboard.

[Vojtak42]

And how can you do it on mobile?

[karl-police]

But it doesn't work.

[RokeJulianLockhart]

https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/31767#discussion-4356822

@mcf-rocks, I can't tell what you're asking. Do you want to be able to pre-fill a gist with a file's content, or upload that file as an attachment?

I ask because, like https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/31767#discussioncomment-6950772, I'm unable to perform the former on a mobile device.