GT-BRANCH-PROTECT(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-BRANCH-PROTECT(1)

gt-branch-protect - Protect branches

gt branch protect <branch>... [flags]

Add a protection rule for each existing branch, or with --pattern for every branch matching a glob. By default nobody can push directly and pull requests need one approving review.

When a branch or pattern has a rule already, change only the settings the flags name and keep the others; --allow-push replaces those who may push directly. An empty --allow-push= lets nobody push directly again, and an empty --status-check= stops requiring status checks.

--allow-push=[] Users, or teams as ORG/TEAM, that may push directly

--block-on-rejected-reviews[=false] Block merging while changes are requested

--dismiss-stale-approvals[=false] Dismiss approvals when new commits are pushed

--dry-run[=false] Show the write requests gt would send, without sending them

-h, --help[=false] help for protect

--pattern="" Protect the branches matching this glob, such as release/*

--required-approvals=1 Approving reviews that pull requests need

--status-check=[] Status checks that must pass (repeatable)

--cwd="" Working directory for repository discovery

--debug[=false] Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr

--host="" Gitea instance URL, including any base path

--interactive[=false] Allow prompts with machine output

--no-input[=false] Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

--remote="" Git remote used for repository discovery

-R, --repo="" Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL

--sudo="" Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)

--user="" Account name on the selected instance

# Require two approvals and passing CI on main
$ gt branch protect main --required-approvals 2 --status-check ci/build
# Let the release team push to every release branch
$ gt branch protect --pattern 'release/*' --allow-push acme/release
# Stop requiring status checks on main
$ gt branch protect main --status-check=

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