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NAME
       glab-issue-create - Create an issue.



SYNOPSIS
       glab issue create [flags]



DESCRIPTION
       Opens an editor to draft the issue unless you pass a title and
       description. Use --web to create the issue in your browser, or
       --template to start from an issue template.


       The --recover flag is an experiment: it might be unstable or removed at
       any time, and is not ready for production use. For more information,
       see https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/.



OPTIONS
       -a, --assignee=[]   Assign issue to people by their usernames. Multiple
       usernames can be comma-separated or specified by repeating the flag.


       -c, --confidential[=false]    Set an issue to be confidential.


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


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


       --epic=0  ID of the epic to add the issue to.


       -l, --label=[]      Add label by name. Multiple labels can be comma-
       separated or specified by repeating the flag.


       --link-type="relates_to"      Type for the issue link.


       --linked-issues=[]  The IIDs of issues that this issue links to.
       Multiple IIDs can be comma-separated or specified by repeating the
       flag.


       --linked-mr=0  The IID of a merge request in which to resolve all
       issues.


       -m, --milestone=""  The global ID or title of a milestone to assign.


       --no-editor[=false]      Don't open editor to enter a description. If
       set to true, uses prompt.


       --recover[=false]   Save the options to a file if the issue fails to be
       created. If the file exists, the options will be loaded from the
       recovery file. (EXPERIMENTAL)


       --template=""  Name of a template in '.gitlab/issue_templates/' to pre-
       populate the description. The '.md' extension is optional. Templates
       are loaded from the local repository only.


       -e, --time-estimate=""   Set time estimate for the issue.


       -s, --time-spent=""      Set time spent for the issue.


       -t, --title=""      Issue title.


       --web[=false]  Continue issue creation with web interface.


       -w, --weight=0      Issue weight. Valid values are greater than or
       equal to 0.


       -y, --yes[=false]   Don't prompt for confirmation to submit 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 create
       glab issue new
       glab issue create -m release-2.0.0 -t "we need this feature" --label important
       glab issue new -t "Fix CVE-YYYY-XXXX" -l security --linked-mr 123
       glab issue create -m release-1.0.1 -t "security fix" --label security --web --recover
       glab issue create -t "Bug Report" --template bug
       glab issue create -t "Feature Request" --template feature_proposal.md --yes



SEE ALSO
       glab-issue(1)

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