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sidebar_position: 6
description: "Edit repository settings"
---

# gt repo edit

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Edit repository settings

## Synopsis

```text
Edit the settings of a repository. Only the flags you pass change; on/off settings such as
--enable-wiki take =false to turn them off.
```

```
gt repo edit [<repository>] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Change the description and the website
$ gt repo edit --description "Command line tool" --website https://example.com

# Make a repository private and disable its wiki
$ gt repo edit alice/project --visibility private --enable-wiki=false

# Squash pull requests by default and tag the repository
$ gt repo edit --default-merge-style squash --add-topic cli --add-topic go
```

## Options

```
      --actions                      Enable Actions
      --add-topic strings            Add topics (repeatable or comma-separated)
      --allow-merge-commit           Allow merging pull requests with a merge commit
      --allow-rebase                 Allow rebase merging pull requests
      --allow-squash                 Allow squash merging pull requests
      --as-template                  Make the repository a template
      --default-branch string        Default branch; it must exist
      --default-merge-style string   Default merge style for pull requests {merge|rebase|rebase-merge|squash|fast-forward-only}
      --delete-branch-on-merge       Delete head branches after merging pull requests
  -d, --description string           Repository description
      --enable-issues                Enable issues
      --enable-projects              Enable projects
      --enable-pull-requests         Enable pull requests
      --enable-wiki                  Enable the wiki
  -h, --help                         help for edit
      --private                      Make the repository private (=false makes it public)
      --remove-topic strings         Remove topics (repeatable or comma-separated)
      --visibility string            Repository visibility {public|private}
      --website string               Repository website (empty clears it)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt repo](../repo/index.md): Work with Gitea repositories