gh-issue-close - Man Page

Close issue

Synopsis

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

Options

-c, --comment <string>

Leave a closing comment

--duplicate-of <string>

Mark as duplicate of another issue by number or URL

-r, --reason <string>

Reason for closing: {completed|not planned|duplicate}

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

# Close issue
$ gh issue close 123

# Close issue and add a closing comment
$ gh issue close 123 --comment "Closing this issue"

# Close issue as a duplicate of issue #456
$ gh issue close 123 --duplicate-of 456

# Close issue as not planned
$ gh issue close 123 --reason "not planned"

See Also

gh-issue(1)

Referenced By

gh-issue(1).

May 2026 GitHub CLI manual