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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 name

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 issue from projects by name

Set the new title.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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

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 --body-file body.txt
$ gh issue edit 23 34 --add-label "help wanted"

SEE ALSO

gh-issue(1)

May 2024 GitHub CLI v2.49.0