GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-DISCUSSION-EDIT(1)

gh-discussion-edit - Edit a discussion (preview)

gh discussion edit {<number> | <discussion-url>} [flags]

Edit a GitHub Discussion.

Without flags, the command runs interactively when connected to a terminal. Use flags to update specific fields non-interactively.

Add labels by name
New body for the discussion
Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
New category name or slug for the discussion
Remove labels by name
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
New title for the discussion

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.

# 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"

gh-discussion(1)

Jun 2026