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gh label — Work with GitHub labels. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_label>.

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Problem

How to use the gh label command: Work with GitHub labels. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_label>.

Solution

gh label — Work with GitHub labels. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_label>.

List labels for the repository in the current directory:

gh label {{[ls|list]}}

View labels for the repository in the current directory in the default web browser:

gh label {{[ls|list]}} {{[-w|--web]}}

Create a label with a specific name, description, and color in hexadecimal format for the repository in the current directory:

gh label create {{name}} {{[-d|--description]}} "{{description}}" {{[-c|--color]}} {{color_hex}}

Delete a label for the repository in the current directory, prompting for confirmation:

gh label delete {{name}}

Update the name and description for a specific label for the repository in the current directory:

gh label edit {{name}} {{[-n|--name]}} {{new_name}} {{[-d|--description]}} "{{description}}"

Clone labels from a specific repository into the repository in the current directory:

gh label clone {{owner}}/{{repository}}

Display help for a subcommand:

gh label {{subcommand}} {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

List labels for the repository in the current directory

gh label {{[ls|list]}}

View labels for the repository in the current directory in the default web browser

gh label {{[ls|list]}} {{[-w|--web]}}

Create a label with a specific name, description, and color in hexadecimal format for the repository in the current directory

gh label create {{name}} {{[-d|--description]}} "{{description}}" {{[-c|--color]}} {{color_hex}}

Delete a label for the repository in the current directory, prompting for confirmation

gh label delete {{name}}

Update the name and description for a specific label for the repository in the current directory

gh label edit {{name}} {{[-n|--name]}} {{new_name}} {{[-d|--description]}} "{{description}}"

Context

tldr-pages: common/gh label

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