GT-ISSUE-LOCK(1) gitea-cli Manual GT-ISSUE-LOCK(1)

gt-issue-lock - Lock the conversation of issues

gt issue lock {<number> | <url>}... [flags]

Lock the conversation of issues or pull requests, so that only people with write access can comment on them. One that is locked already is reported and keeps its reason.

Gitea does not check the reason: it offers Too heated, Off-topic, Resolved and Spam by default, and administrators can change that.

An issue can be supplied as argument in any of the following formats:
- by number, e.g. "123" or "#123"
- by URL, e.g. "https://gitea.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/123"
- by repository and number, e.g. "OWNER/REPO#123"
Several issues must be in one repository. Next to "OWNER/REPO#123" or a URL, "124" means
OWNER/REPO#124, unless gt targets another repository otherwise, such as the clone's, --repo
or GITEA_CLI_REPO: then the command fails, and the number must be qualified.

assignees, author, body, comments, created_at, due_date, id, kind, labels,
milestone, number, ref, state, title, updated_at, url

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

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

-r, --reason="" Reason for locking, shown on the issue, such as "Resolved"

--csv[=""] Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--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

-q, --jq="" Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json

--json[=""] Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields

--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)

--template="" Format JSON output using a Go template; implies --json (see gt help formatting)

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

$ gt issue lock 12
$ gt issue lock 12 13 --reason "Too heated"

gt-issue(1)

Nov 2026 gitea-cli