gt-pr-update-branch(1)

gt-pr-update-branch1

Update the head branch of a pull request with its base branch

Usage

gt pr update-branch [{<number> | <url> | <branch>}] [flags]

Overview

Bring the new commits of the base branch into the head branch of a pull request on Gitea, with a merge commit, or with --rebase by rebasing the head branch onto the base branch, which rewrites it.

Only the branch on Gitea changes; update a local branch of the pull request afterwards with git pull, or after --rebase with git pull --rebase. Gitea cannot update the head of an AGit pull request; push to it instead.

Arguments

A pull request can be supplied as argument in any of the following formats:
- by number, such as "13" or "#13"
- by URL, such as "https://gitea.com/OWNER/REPO/pulls/13"
- by the name of its head branch, such as "feature/login" or "bob:feature/login"; a branch that
  reads as OWNER/REPO#N, such as "fix/login#2", needs the OWNER:BRANCH form
Without an argument, the pull request of the current branch is selected.

Json fields

assignees, author, base, body, comments, created_at, draft, due_date, head,
head_remote_deleted, head_repo, head_sha, id, labels, merge_commit_sha,
mergeable, merged, merged_at, merged_by, milestone, number, review_decision,
reviewer_teams, reviewers, reviews, state, title, updated_at, url

Options

-h, --help[=false]
help for update-branch

--rebase[=false]
Rebase the head branch onto the base branch instead of merging the base branch into it

Options inherited from parent commands

--csv[=""]
Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--cwd=""
Working directory for repository discovery

--debug[=false]
Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host=""
Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false]
Allow prompts with machine output

-q, --jq=""
Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json

--json[=""]
Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--no-input[=false]
Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--remote=""
Git remote used for repository discovery

-R, --repo=""
Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL

--sudo=""
Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user=""
Account name on the selected instance

Examples

$ gt pr update-branch
$ gt pr update-branch 13 --rebase

From gitea-cli 1.0.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-07. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.