glab(1)                                                                glab(1)



NAME
       glab-issue-update - Update issue.



SYNOPSIS
       glab issue update  [flags]



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



OPTIONS
       -a, --assignee=[]   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.


       -c, --confidential[=false]    Make issue confidential.


       -d, --description=""     Issue description. Set to "-" to open an
       editor.


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


       --due-date=""  A date in 'YYYY-MM-DD' format.


       -l, --label=[]      Add labels.


       --lock-discussion[=false]     Lock discussion on issue.


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


       -p, --public[=false]     Make issue public.


       -t, --title=""      Title of issue.


       --unassign[=false]  Unassign all users.


       -u, --unlabel=[]    Remove labels.


       --unlock-discussion[=false]   Unlock discussion on issue.


       -w, --weight=0      Set weight of the issue.



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


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



EXAMPLE
       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 -



SEE ALSO
       glab-issue(1)

Auto generated by spf13/cobra      Sep 2026                            glab(1)