bash auto_achive.sh (auto achive all project that do not have activity in the last 6 months

auto_achive.sh

#!/bin/bash

# 1. Your GitHub username
USERNAME="yourusername"

# Set this to 'true' to test the script without actually archiving anything
DRY_RUN=true 

# 2. Calculate the cutoff date (6 months ago)
if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
  CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -v-6m +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
else
  CUTOFF_DATE=$(date -d "6 months ago" +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
fi

echo "📅 Looking for repositories with no activity since: $CUTOFF_DATE"
if [ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]; then
  echo "👀 DRY RUN ACTIVE: No real changes will be made."
fi
echo "--------------------------------------------------------"

# 3. Fetch, filter, and archive repos (excluding forks, including private ones)
gh repo list $USERNAME --limit 1000 --source --no-archived --json name,pushedAt --jq ".[] | select(.pushedAt < \"$CUTOFF_DATE\") | .name" | while read -r repo; do
  
  if [ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]; then
    echo "🔍 [Simulation] Would archive: $USERNAME/$repo (Last push: over 6 months ago)"
  else
    echo "📦 Archiving $USERNAME/$repo..."
    gh repo archive "$USERNAME/$repo" --yes
  fi

done

echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
echo "✅ Process complete!"