gh-issue-close(1)

gh-issue-close1

Close issue

Usage

gh issue close {<number> | <url>} [flags]

Options

-c, --comment <string>

Leave a closing comment

--duplicate-of <string>

Mark as duplicate of another issue by number or URL

-r, --reason <string>

Reason for closing: {completed|not planned|duplicate}

Options inherited from parent commands

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

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

Exit status

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.

Examples

# Close issue
$ gh issue close 123
# Close issue and add a closing comment
$ gh issue close 123 --comment "Closing this issue"
# Close issue as a duplicate of issue #456
$ gh issue close 123 --duplicate-of 456
# Close issue as not planned
$ gh issue close 123 --reason "not planned"

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

--duplicate-of since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.

From github-cli 2.102.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.