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



NAME
       gh-discussion-comment - Add, edit, or delete a comment or a reply on a
       discussion (preview)



SYNOPSIS
       gh discussion comment {<number> | <discussion-url> | <comment-id> |
       <comment-url>} [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       Manage comments or replies on a GitHub discussion.


       The positional argument can be a discussion number or URL (to add a new
       top-level comment), or a comment node ID or comment URL (to reply,
       edit, or delete that comment).


       When the argument is a discussion number or URL, the default action is
       to add a new top-level comment. Likewise, if the argument is a comment
       URL or ID the default action is to add a reply.


       Use --edit to update the comment/reply body, or --delete to remove it.


       The body can be supplied via --body, --body-file, or interactively
       through an editor.



OPTIONS
       -b, --body <string>
              Comment body text


       -F, --body-file <string>
              Read body text from file (use "-" to read from standard input)


       --delete
              Delete the specified comment


       --edit Edit the specified comment


       -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
              Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


       --yes  Skip the delete confirmation prompt



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
       # Add a top-level comment to discussion #123
       $ gh discussion comment 123 --body 'Thanks'

       # Reply to a comment using its URL
       $ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --body 'Thanks'

       # Reply to a comment using its node ID
       $ gh discussion comment DC_abc123 --body 'Thanks'

       # Edit a comment/reply
       $ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --edit --body 'Thanks'

       # Delete a comment/reply
       $ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --delete

       # Delete a comment/reply without confirmation prompt
       $ gh discussion comment 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456' --delete --yes




SEE ALSO
       gh-discussion(1)

                                   Jun 2026           GH-DISCUSSION-COMMENT(1)