GH-PROJECT-EDIT(1)

✨ gh-project-edit(1) ✨

okay so bestie, welcome to gh-project-edit — the part of the GitHub CLI manual (that's the gh thing you already have installed, iykyk) that teaches you how to edit a project. yes, the actual project itself. glow-up time 💅

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🌸 NAME 🌸

gh-project-edit — Edit a project 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

gh project edit [<number>] [flags]

so you give it a project number (optional, in brackets, bestie — the flags do the real work) and then whatever flags you're feeling. no cap. ✨

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💖 OPTIONS 💖

• -d, --description <string> — the brand new description of the project. new lore unlocked 📝
• --format <string> — output format, and the only one on the menu is {json} 🍓
• -q, --jq <expression> — filter that JSON output using a jq expression. yes, you write the expression, it's giving custom ✨
• --owner <string> — login of the owner. and pls use "@me" for the current user, that's the shortcut 🫶
• --readme <string> — the new readme for the project. drop that fresh readme 📖
• -t, --template <string> — format the JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting" for the deets (go read it, it's iconic) 🧚
• --title <string> — new title for the project. rename her, she deserves it 👑
• --visibility <string> — change the project visibility, and the options are {PUBLIC|PRIVATE} — pick one, you can't have both 😭

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🔥 EXIT CODES 🔥

vibe check on what the command hands back when it's done:

• 0: Successful execution 🎉
• 1: Error 💀
• 2: Command canceled 🙈
• 4: Authentication required 🔐

NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information. (yes, go check, the help is literally right there, bestie 🌈)

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⭐ EXAMPLE ⭐

like, here's the whole mood — editing monalisa's project "1":

# Edit the title of monalisa's project "1"
$ gh project edit 1 --owner monalisa --title "New title"

she ate that fr fr 🔥

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• gh-project(1) — the rest of the project fam, go say hi 👋

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and that's the whole page, bestie 🫶 this little masterpiece comes to you from GitHub CLI v2.102.0, dated Oct 2026 — periodt. 💜