NAME¶

jira-epic-create - Create an epic in a project

SYNOPSIS¶

jira epic create [flags]

DESCRIPTION¶

Create an epic in a given project with minimal information.

OPTIONS¶

-n, --name="" Epic name

-s, --summary="" Epic summary or title

-b, --body="" Epic description

-y, --priority="" Epic priority

-r, --reporter="" Epic reporter (username, email or display name)

-a, --assignee="" Epic assignee (username, email or display name)

-l, --label=[] Epic labels

-C, --component=[] Epic components

--fix-version=[] Release info (fixVersions)

--affects-version=[] Release info (affectsVersions)

-e, --original-estimate="" Epic Original estimate

--custom=[] Set custom fields

-T, --template="" Path to a file to read body/description from

--web[=false] Open in web browser after successful creation

--no-input[=false] Disable prompt for non-required fields

-h, --help[=false] help for create

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS¶

-c, --config="" Config file (default is /home/abuild/.config/.jira/.config.yml)

--debug[=false] Turn on debug output

-p, --project="" Jira project to look into (defaults to /home/abuild/.config/.jira/.config.yml)

EXAMPLE¶

$ jira epic create
# Create epic in the configured project
$ jira epic create -n"Epic epic" -s"Everything" -yHigh -lbug -lurgent -b"Bug description"
# Create epic in another project
$ jira epic create -pPRJ -n"Amazing epic" -yHigh -s"New Bug" -b$'Bug description\n\nSome more text'
# Create epic and set custom fields
# See https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli/discussions/346
$ jira epic create -n"Epic with custom fields" --custom story-points=3

SEE ALSO¶

jira-epic(7)

HISTORY¶

25-Apr-2025 Auto generated by spf13/cobra