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.TH "GT-LABEL-IMPORT" "1" "Nov 2026" "gitea-cli" "gitea-cli Manual"

.SH NAME
gt-label-import - Create labels from a file


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgt label import <file> [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Create the labels of a label file, one per line: "#color name", optionally followed by
" ;description" and then by the flags in one last field: " ;exclusive", " ;archived" or
" ;exclusive,archived". The description can be left out before the flags, as in
"#7057ff priority/high ;exclusive". gt label export writes this format, and Gitea's label
templates use it. Blank lines and lines starting with "# " or "##" are comments; any other
line must be a valid label. Existing labels are refused unless --force updates them.

.SS JSON FIELDS
.EX
color, description, exclusive, id, is_archived, name
.EE


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-f\fP, \fB--force\fP[=false]
	Update labels that exist already

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for import


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--csv\fP[=""]
	Output CSV with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--cwd\fP=""
	Working \fBdirectory\fR for repository discovery

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

.PP
\fB--host\fP=""
	Gitea instance \fBURL\fR, including any base path

.PP
\fB--interactive\fP[=false]
	Allow prompts with machine output

.PP
\fB-q\fP, \fB--jq\fP=""
	Filter JSON output using a jq \fBexpression\fR; implies --json

.PP
\fB--json\fP[=""]
	Output JSON with the specified comma-separated \fBfields\fR, or all fields

.PP
\fB--no-input\fP[=false]
	Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions

.PP
\fB--org\fP=""
	Manage the labels of an \fBorganization\fR instead of a repository

.PP
\fB--remote\fP=""
	Git \fBremote\fR used for repository discovery

.PP
\fB-R\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	Select a repository as \fBOWNER/REPO\fR or URL

.PP
\fB--sudo\fP=""
	Perform API requests as this \fBuser\fR (requires an administrator account)

.PP
\fB--user\fP=""
	Account \fBname\fR on the selected instance


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
$ gt label import labels.txt
$ gt label export --repo alice/old | gt label import - --repo alice/new
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgt-label(1)\fP