gh-discussion-edit(1)

GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1)

NAME

gh-discussion-edit - Edit a discussion (preview)

SYNOPSIS

gh discussion edit {<number> | <discussion-url>} [flags]

DESCRIPTION

Edit a GitHub Discussion.

Without flags, the command runs interactively when connected to a terminal. Use flags to update specific fields non-interactively.

OPTIONS

--add-label <name>
Add labels by name

-b, --body <string>
New body for the discussion

-F, --body-file <string>
Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

-c, --category <string>
New category name or slug for the discussion

--remove-label <name>
Remove labels by name

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

-t, --title <string>
New title for the discussion

EXIT CODES

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.

EXAMPLE

# Edit interactively
$ gh discussion edit 123
# Update title, body, and category
$ gh discussion edit 123 --title "Updated title" --body "Updated body" --category "Ideas"
# Update body from a file
$ gh discussion edit 123 --body-file body.md
# Add and remove labels
$ gh discussion edit 123 --add-label "bug,help wanted" --remove-label "stale"

SEE ALSO

gh-discussion(1)

Jul 2026 GitHub CLI v2.96.0