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GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1)

NAME

gh-discussion-edit - Edit a discussion (preview)

SYNOPSIS

gh discussion edit {<number> | <discussion-url>} [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Edit a GitHub Discussion.

Without flags, the command runs interactively when connected to a terminal. Use flags to update specific fields non-interactively.

OPTIONS

Add labels by name

New body for the discussion

Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

New category name or slug for the discussion

Remove labels by name

Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

New title for the discussion

EXIT CODES

0: Successful execution

1: Error

2: Command canceled

4: Authentication required

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.

EXAMPLE

# Edit interactively
$ gh discussion edit 123
# Update title, body, and category
$ gh discussion edit 123 --title "Updated title" --body "Updated body" --category "Ideas"
# Update body from a file
$ gh discussion edit 123 --body-file body.md
# Add and remove labels
$ gh discussion edit 123 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "stale"

SEE ALSO

gh-discussion(1)

Jun 2026 GitHub CLI v2.95.0