diff --git a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
index a679ef946..a3e0125b8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/repo/gitignore/view/view.go
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ func NewCmdView(f *cmdutil.Factory, runF func(*ViewOptions) error) *cobra.Comman
 
 			# View the Python gitignore template
 			gh repo gitignore view Python
+
+			# Create a new .gitignore file using the Go template
+			gh repo gitignore view Go > .gitignore
+
+			# Create a new .gitignore file using the Python template
+			gh repo gitignore view Python > .gitignore
 		`),
 		Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {