Removes/deletes a repository from GitHub.

Remove-GitHubRepository [-OwnerName <String>] [-RepositoryName <String>] [-Force] [-AccessToken <String>]
 [-NoStatus] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri <String> [-Force] [-AccessToken <String>] [-NoStatus] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Removes/deletes a repository from GitHub.

The Git repo for this module can be found here: http://aka.ms/PowerShellForGitHub

Remove-GitHubRepository -OwnerName You -RepositoryName YourRepoToDelete

Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri https://github.com/You/YourRepoToDelete

Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri https://github.com/You/YourRepoToDelete -Confirm:$false

Remove repository with the given URI, without prompting for confirmation.

Remove-GitHubRepository -Uri https://github.com/You/YourRepoToDelete -Force

Remove repository with the given URI, without prompting for confirmation.

$repo = Get-GitHubRepository -Uri https://github.com/You/YourRepoToDelete

$repo | Remove-GitHubRepository -Force

You can also pipe in a repo that was returned from a previous command.

If provided, this will be used as the AccessToken for authentication with the REST Api. Otherwise, will attempt to use the configured value or will run unauthenticated.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

If this switch is specified, you will not be prompted for confirmation of command execution.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

If this switch is specified, long-running commands will run on the main thread with no commandline status update. When not specified, those commands run in the background, enabling the command prompt to provide status information. If not supplied here, the DefaultNoStatus configuration property value will be used.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Owner of the repository. If not supplied here, the DefaultOwnerName configuration property value will be used.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Elements
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Name of the repository. If not supplied here, the DefaultRepositoryName configuration property value will be used.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Elements
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Uri for the repository. The OwnerName and RepositoryName will be extracted from here instead of needing to provide them individually.

Type: System.String
Parameter Sets: Uri
Aliases: RepositoryUrl

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.