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

NAME

gh-issue-edit - Edit issues

SYNOPSIS

gh issue edit {<numbers> | <urls>} [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Edit one or more issues within the same repository.

Editing issues' projects requires authorization with the project scope. To authorize, run gh auth refresh -s project.

OPTIONS

Add assigned users by their login. Use "@me" to assign yourself.

Add labels by name

Add the issue to projects by title

Set the new body.

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

Edit the milestone the issue belongs to by name

Remove assigned users by their login. Use "@me" to unassign yourself.

Remove labels by name

Remove the milestone association from the issue

Remove the issue from projects by title

Set the new title.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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

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

$ gh issue edit 23 --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
$ gh issue edit 23 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "core"
$ gh issue edit 23 --add-assignee "@me" --remove-assignee monalisa,hubot
$ gh issue edit 23 --add-project "Roadmap" --remove-project v1,v2
$ gh issue edit 23 --milestone "Version 1"
$ gh issue edit 23 --remove-milestone
$ gh issue edit 23 --body-file body.txt
$ gh issue edit 23 34 --add-label "help wanted"

SEE ALSO

gh-issue(1)

Nov 2024 GitHub CLI v2.62.0