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.TH "glab" "1" "Sep 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
glab-issue-update - Update issue.


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBglab issue update  [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Change an issue's labels, assignees, milestone, title, or
description. Use \fB--label\fR and \fB--unlabel\fR to add or remove
labels.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-a\fP, \fB--assignee\fP=[]
	Assign users by username. Prefix with '!' or '-' to remove from existing assignees, or '+' to add new. Otherwise, replace existing assignees with these users. Multiple usernames can be comma-separated or specified by repeating the flag.

.PP
\fB-c\fP, \fB--confidential\fP[=false]
	Make issue confidential.

.PP
\fB-d\fP, \fB--description\fP=""
	Issue description. Set to "-" to open an editor.

.PP
\fB--description-file\fP=""
	Read the issue description from a file. Use "-" to read from standard input.

.PP
\fB--due-date\fP=""
	A date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format.

.PP
\fB-l\fP, \fB--label\fP=[]
	Add labels.

.PP
\fB--lock-discussion\fP[=false]
	Lock discussion on issue.

.PP
\fB-m\fP, \fB--milestone\fP=""
	Title of the milestone to assign Set to "" or 0 to unassign.

.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--public\fP[=false]
	Make issue public.

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--title\fP=""
	Title of issue.

.PP
\fB--unassign\fP[=false]
	Unassign all users.

.PP
\fB-u\fP, \fB--unlabel\fP=[]
	Remove labels.

.PP
\fB--unlock-discussion\fP[=false]
	Unlock discussion on issue.

.PP
\fB-w\fP, \fB--weight\fP=0
	Set weight of the issue.


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	Show help for this command.

.PP
\fB-R\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
glab issue update 42 --label ui,ux
glab issue update 42 --unlabel working

# Read the description from a file
glab issue update 42 --description-file description.md

# Read the description from standard input
cat description.md | glab issue update 42 --description-file -
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBglab-issue(1)\fP