gh-discussion-edit - Man Page

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)

Referenced By

gh-discussion(1).

Jun 2026 GitHub CLI manual