`glab mr note create`

Create a comment or discussion on a merge request. (EXPERIMENTAL)

Synopsis

Add a comment to a merge request. The command creates the comment as a new discussion thread.

Use --reply to add a note to an existing discussion thread instead of starting a new one. The value can be a full discussion ID or a unique prefix of at least 8 characters.

Use --file to place a diff comment on a specific file in the latest merge request diff version. Combine with --line (new side) or --old-line (old/removed side) to target a specific line. Omit both flags for a file-level comment.

The flag rules are:

--line and --old-line require --file, and cannot be used together.
--file, --reply, and --unique are mutually exclusive.

This feature is an experiment and is not ready for production use. It might be unstable or removed at any time. For more information, see https://docs.gitlab.com/policy/development_stages_support/.

glab mr note create [<id> | <branch>] [flags]

Examples

# Add a comment to merge request 123
glab mr note create 123 -m "Looks good to me!"

# Add a comment to the current branch's merge request
glab mr note create -m "LGTM"

# Open editor to compose the message
glab mr note create 123

# Pipe from stdin
echo "LGTM" | glab mr note create 123

# Skip if already posted
glab mr note create 123 -m "LGTM" --unique

# Reply to an existing discussion thread
glab mr note create 123 --reply abc12345 -m "I agree!"

# Add a diff comment on line 42 of main.go
glab mr note create 123 --file main.go --line 42 -m "Needs refactoring"

# Add a diff comment on lines 10-15 (multiline range)
glab mr note create 123 --file main.go --line 10:15 -m "Extract this block"

# Add a diff comment on a removed line (old side)
glab mr note create 123 --file main.go --old-line 7 -m "Why was this removed?"

# Add a file-level diff comment (no line specified)
glab mr note create 123 --file main.go -m "General comment on this file"

Options

      --file string      File path for a diff comment, like <path/to/file>. Targets the latest merge request diff version.
      --line string      Line in the new version. A single line number, like 42, or a range, like 10:15.
  -m, --message string   Comment or note message.
      --old-line int     Line in the old version, for commenting on a removed line.
      --reply string     Reply to an existing discussion. Accepts a full discussion ID or a prefix of 8 or more characters.
      --unique           Don't create a note if a note with the same body already exists. Reads all merge request comments first.

Options inherited from parent commands

  -h, --help          Show help for this command.
  -R, --repo string   Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.