$ curl -s https://git.io/JiqBi > /usr/local/bin/baste
$ chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/baste 
$ baste --help
baste - A paste bin tool written in Bash for quickly creating Gists.

Usage:
  baste [options]
  baste --help | -h
  baste --version | -v

Options:
  --help, -h
    Show this help

  --version, -v
    Show version number

  --description, -d DESCRIPTION
    A brief description of your Gist.

  --name, -n NAME
    The file name of your Gist.
    Default: gistfile1

  --content, -c CONTENT
    The content of your Gist.

  --public, -p
    Determines whether your Gist will be public or private.

  --clipboard, --clip
    Attempts to use the latest entry in your local clipboard as content for your
    Gist. If using MacOS, an attempt to use pbpaste will be made. Otherwise,
    xclip will be used.

  --skip-short-url
    Resulting Gist URLs are shortened by default using git.io. This flag will
    skip this entirely and provide the full URL.

  --file, -f FILE
    A path to the file to upload to Gist.

  --extension, -e EXTENSION
    The file extension of the Gist. 
    Default: txt

  --token, -t TOKEN
    Explicitly specific a personal developer token as an alternative to using
    the GITHUB_TOKEN environmental variable.

Environment Variables:
  GITHUB_TOKEN
    A personal developer token associated with your Github account. You can
    easily create a new one in the "Developer Settings" page under your
    account settings. The only permission scope you will need is "gist" in
    order to create new Gists.

Examples:
  base --file /path/to/file.txt
  baste --content '... code ...'
  baste --name 'README.md' --content '# My Readme' --public
  cat /path/to/file | baste
  baste --clipboard