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.TH "GH-ISSUE-CREATE" "1" "Oct 2024" "GitHub CLI 2.58.0" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-issue-create - Create a new issue


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh issue create [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
Create an issue on GitHub.

.PP
Adding an issue to projects requires authorization with the \fBproject\fR scope.
To authorize, run \fBgh auth refresh -s project\fR\&.


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-a\fR, \fB--assignee\fR \fB<login>\fR
Assign people by their login. Use "@me" to self-assign.

.TP
\fB-b\fR, \fB--body\fR \fB<string>\fR
Supply a body. Will prompt for one otherwise.

.TP
\fB-F\fR, \fB--body-file\fR \fB<file>\fR
Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

.TP
\fB-e\fR, \fB--editor\fR
Skip prompts and open the text editor to write the title and body in. The first line is the title and the remaining text is the body.

.TP
\fB-l\fR, \fB--label\fR \fB<name>\fR
Add labels by name

.TP
\fB-m\fR, \fB--milestone\fR \fB<name>\fR
Add the issue to a milestone by name

.TP
\fB-p\fR, \fB--project\fR \fB<title>\fR
Add the issue to projects by title

.TP
\fB--recover\fR \fB<string>\fR
Recover input from a failed run of create

.TP
\fB-T\fR, \fB--template\fR \fB<file>\fR
Template file to use as starting body text

.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--title\fR \fB<string>\fR
Supply a title. Will prompt for one otherwise.

.TP
\fB-w\fR, \fB--web\fR
Open the browser to create an issue


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


.SH ALIASES
gh issue new


.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

.PP
1: Error

.PP
2: Command canceled

.PP
4: Authentication required

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


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
$ gh issue create --title "I found a bug" --body "Nothing works"
$ gh issue create --label "bug,help wanted"
$ gh issue create --label bug --label "help wanted"
$ gh issue create --assignee monalisa,hubot
$ gh issue create --assignee "@me"
$ gh issue create --project "Roadmap"
$ gh issue create --template "bug_report.md"

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-issue(1)\fR