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glab-repo-update - Update an existing GitLab project or repository.

glab repo update [path] [flags]

Change project settings such as the description or default branch, or archive and unarchive the project with --archive.

--archive[=false] Whether the project should be archived.

--defaultBranch="" New default branch for the project.

-d, --description="" New description for the project.

-h, --help[=false] Show help for this command.

# Update the description for my-project.
glab repo update my-project --description "This project is cool."
# Update the default branch for my-project.
glab repo update my-project --defaultBranch main
# Archive my-project.
glab repo update my-project --archive
glab repo update my-project --archive=true
# Unarchive my-project.
glab repo update my-project --archive=false

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