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



NAME
       gh-issue-close - 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)

                                   Sep 2026                  GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1)