gh-pr-merge(1)

gh-pr-merge1

Merge a pull request

Usage

gh pr merge [{<number> | <url> | <branch>}] [flags]

Overview

Merge a pull request on GitHub.

Without an argument, the pull request that belongs to the current branch is selected.

When targeting a branch that requires a merge queue, no merge strategy is required. If required checks have not yet passed, auto-merge will be enabled. If required checks have passed, the pull request will be added to the merge queue. To bypass a merge queue and merge directly, pass the --admin flag.

Options

--admin

Use administrator privileges to merge a pull request that does not meet requirements

-A, --author-email <text>

Email text for merge commit author

--auto

Automatically merge only after necessary requirements are met

-b, --body <text>

Body text for the merge commit

-F, --body-file <file>

Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

-d, --delete-branch

Delete the local and remote branch after merge

--disable-auto

Disable auto-merge for this pull request

--match-head-commit <SHA>

Commit SHA that the pull request head must match to allow merge

-m, --merge

Merge the commits with the base branch

-r, --rebase

Rebase the commits onto the base branch

-s, --squash

Squash the commits into one commit and merge it into the base branch

-t, --subject <text>

Subject text for the merge commit

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.

Releases

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

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

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