A free and open source interface to github from the command line. Avoid the usual copy and paste when creating repositories, keep up to date on issues, and much more.
--Everybody loves more tentacles.
Using Octogit
octogit login
# allows you to store your github authentication data
octogit create <reponame> 'description'
# lets you create the repository both locally and on github
octogit issues
# lets you see all the related issues in the current repository
octogit issues <number>
# lets you see a specific issue with summary
octogit issues <number> close
# lets you close an issue