diff --git a/.config/gh/config.yml b/.config/gh/config.yml
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+# The current version of the config schema
+version: 1
+# What protocol to use when performing git operations. Supported values: ssh, https
+git_protocol: ssh
+# What editor gh should run when creating issues, pull requests, etc. If blank, will refer to environment.
+editor:
+# When to interactively prompt. This is a global config that cannot be overridden by hostname. Supported values: enabled, disabled
+prompt: enabled
+# A pager program to send command output to, e.g. "less". Set the value to "cat" to disable the pager.
+pager:
+# Aliases allow you to create nicknames for gh commands
+aliases:
+    co: pr checkout
+    upload: '!gh-upload'
+# The path to a unix socket through which send HTTP connections. If blank, HTTP traffic will be handled by net/http.DefaultTransport.
+http_unix_socket:
+# What web browser gh should use when opening URLs. If blank, will refer to environment.
+browser:
diff --git a/.local/bin/gh-upload b/.local/bin/gh-upload
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# gh-cli shortcut to upload a repo to github
+# takes an optional flag --private 
+# and an optional parameter which repo should be uploaded, defaults to CWD
+if [ "$1" = "--private" ]; then
+  gh repo create --push --private --source ${2-.}
+else
+  gh repo create --push --public --source ${2-.}
+fi
+