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



NAME
       gh-issue-comment - Add a comment to an issue



SYNOPSIS
       gh issue comment {<number> | <url>} [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       Add a comment to a GitHub issue.


       Without the body text supplied through flags, the command will
       interactively prompt for the comment text.



OPTIONS
       -b, --body <text>
              The comment body text


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


       --create-if-none
              Create a new comment if no comments are found. Can be used only
              with --edit-last


       --delete-last
              Delete the last comment of the current user


       --edit-last
              Edit the last comment of the current user


       -e, --editor
              Skip prompts and open the text editor to write the body in


       -w, --web
              Open the web browser to write the comment


       --yes  Skip the delete confirmation prompt when --delete-last is
              provided



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
       $ gh issue comment 12 --body "Hi from GitHub CLI"




SEE ALSO
       gh-issue(1)

                                   Apr 2026                GH-ISSUE-COMMENT(1)