NAME¶

gh-label-create - Create a new label

SYNOPSIS¶

gh label create <name> [flags]

DESCRIPTION¶

Create a new label on GitHub, or update an existing one with --force.

Must specify name for the label. The description and color are optional. If a color isn't provided, a random one will be chosen.

The label color needs to be 6 character hex value.

OPTIONS¶

-c, --color <string>

Color of the label

-d, --description <string>

Description of the label

-f, --force

Update the label color and description if label already exists

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>

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¶

# create new bug label
$ gh label create bug --description "Something isn't working" --color E99695

SEE ALSO¶

gh-label(1)