glab issue, MR, and work item commands add --description-file
Introduced 2026-08-25 · score 0.97
HOW TO USE IT
When creating or updating an issue, merge request, or work item with a description from a file, pass `--description-file <file>` to that command; use `-` to read from standard input.
glab issue create -t "<title>" --description-file <file>glab mr update <id> --description-file <file>glab work-items create --type <type> --title "<title>" --description-file <file>WHY THIS HELPS
Create or update an issue, merge request, or work item using a description stored in a file.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Version: v1.115.0
- --description-file <file>: Read the issue, merge request, or work item description from the specified file. Use `-` to read from standard input.
- <id> (required): Merge request identifier for `glab mr update`.
- --type <type> (required): Work item type; documented values include epic, incident, issue, key_result, objective, requirement, task, test_case, and ticket.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cli/-/releases/v1.115.0
- https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/issue/create/
- https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/mr/update/
- https://docs.gitlab.com/cli/work-items/create/
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