How to delete a gist on GitHub?

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Is there a way I can remove a gist on GitHub? Created a gist earlier, but don't really want it there anymore.

Github Solutions


Solution 1 - Github

Currently:

There's a "delete" button at the top of each gist now:

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Previously...

Previously there was "delete this gist" link at the bottom of the gist's page, as below - thanks to Daniel Smith for pointing out in the comments below that this has been changed.

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Solution 2 - Github

I created a tool which can help you delete multiple github gists both secret and public gists at once. https://gist-cleaner.ndolestudio.com

It's open source, you can find the source code here https://github.com/NdoleStudio/gist-cleaner

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