gh issue develop

gh issue develop {<number> | <url>} [flags]

Manage linked branches for an issue.

When using the --base flag, the new development branch will be created from the specified remote branch. The new branch will be configured as the base branch for pull requests created using gh pr create.

Options

-b, --base <string>
Name of the remote branch you want to make your new branch from
--branch-repo <string>
Name or URL of the repository where you want to create your new branch
-c, --checkout
Checkout the branch after creating it
-l, --list
List linked branches for the issue
-n, --name <string>
Name of the branch to create

Options inherited from parent commands

-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

Examples

# List branches for issue 123
$ gh issue develop --list 123

# List branches for issue 123 in repo cli/cli
$ gh issue develop --list --repo cli/cli 123

# Create a branch for issue 123 based on the my-feature branch
$ gh issue develop 123 --base my-feature

# Create a branch for issue 123 and checkout it out
$ gh issue develop 123 --checkout

# Create a branch in repo monalisa/cli for issue 123 in repo cli/cli
$ gh issue develop 123 --repo cli/cli --branch-repo monalisa/cli

See also