gh-pr-view(1)

gh-pr-view1

View a pull request

Usage

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

Overview

Display the title, body, and other information about a pull request.

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

With --web flag, open the pull request in a web browser instead.

Options

-c, --comments

View pull request comments

-q, --jq <expression>

Filter JSON output using a jq expression

--json <fields>

Output JSON with the specified fields

-t, --template <string>

Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"

-w, --web

Open a pull request in the browser

Options inherited from parent commands

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

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

Json fields

additions, assignees, author, autoMergeRequest, baseRefName, baseRefOid, body, changedFiles, closed, closedAt, closingIssuesReferences, comments, commits, createdAt, deletions, files, fullDatabaseId, headRefName, headRefOid, headRepository, headRepositoryOwner, id, isCrossRepository, isDraft, labels, latestReviews, maintainerCanModify, mergeCommit, mergeStateStatus, mergeable, mergedAt, mergedBy, milestone, number, potentialMergeCommit, projectCards, projectItems, reactionGroups, reviewDecision, reviewRequests, reviews, state, statusCheckRollup, title, updatedAt, url

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.