gh-issue-comment(1)

GH-ISSUE-COMMENT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-ISSUE-COMMENT(1)

NAME

gh-issue-comment - Add a comment to an issue

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

Add a comment to a GitHub issue.

Without the body text supplied through flags, the command will interactively prompt for the comment text.

OPTIONS

-b, --body <text>
The comment body text

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

--create-if-none
Create a new comment if no comments are found. Can be used only with --edit-last

--delete-last
Delete the last comment of the current user

--edit-last
Edit the last comment of the current user

-e, --editor
Skip prompts and open the text editor to write the body in

-w, --web
Open the web browser to write the comment

--yes
Skip the delete confirmation prompt when --delete-last is provided

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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

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

$ gh issue comment 12 --body "Hi from GitHub CLI"

SEE ALSO

gh-issue(1)

Jul 2026 GitHub CLI v2.96.0