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gh issue create — Create GitHub issues on a repository. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_crea

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the gh issue create command: Create GitHub issues on a repository. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_create>.

Solution

gh issue create — Create GitHub issues on a repository. More information: <https://cli.github.com/manual/gh_issue_create>.

Create a new issue against the current repository interactively:

gh issue {{[new|create]}}

Create a new issue with the bug label interactively:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-l|--label]}} "bug"

Create a new issue interactively and assign it to the specified users:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-a|--assignee]}} {{user1,user2,...}}

Create a new issue with a title and body, and assign it to the current user:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-t|--title]}} "{{title}}" {{[-b|--body]}} "{{body}}" {{[-a|--assignee]}} "@me"

Create a new issue interactively, reading the body text from a file:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-F|--body-file]}} {{path/to/file}}

Create a new issue in the default web browser:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-w|--web]}}

Display help:

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Create a new issue against the current repository interactively

gh issue {{[new|create]}}

Create a new issue with the `bug` label interactively

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-l|--label]}} "bug"

Create a new issue interactively and assign it to the specified users

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-a|--assignee]}} {{user1,user2,...}}

Create a new issue with a title and body, and assign it to the current user

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-t|--title]}} "{{title}}" {{[-b|--body]}} "{{body}}" {{[-a|--assignee]}} "@me"

Create a new issue interactively, reading the body text from a file

gh issue {{[new|create]}} {{[-F|--body-file]}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gh issue create

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