GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1) (NAME) gh-issue-close - (SYNOPSIS) gh issue close { | } [flags] (OPTIONS) -c, --comment --duplicate-of URL -r, --reason : {completed|not planned|duplicate} (OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS) -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> [HOST/]OWNER/REPO (EXIT CODES) 0: 1: 2: 4: : . . (EXAMPLES) # $ gh issue close 123 # $ gh issue close 123 --comment "Closing this issue" # 456 $ gh issue close 123 --duplicate-of 456 # (not planned) $ gh issue close 123 --reason "not planned" (SEE ALSO) gh-issue(1) Sep 2026 GH-ISSUE-CLOSE(1)