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gh discussion view

gh discussion view {<number> | <discussion-url> | <comment-id> | <comment-url>} [flags]

Display the title, body, and other information about a discussion.

To see the comments on a discussion, pass --comments. A few latest replies of each comment will also be retrieved regardless of the selected ordering. When --comments is used, terminal output includes the discussion details and comments. When output is piped or redirected, only the comments are printed.

To see the full reply thread of a single comment, pass a comment node ID or comment URL as the argument instead of a discussion (e.g., https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456).

Pagination and ordering can be controlled via --order, --limit, and --after flags.

Use --web to open the discussion or comment in a web browser instead.

Options

--after <string>
Cursor for the next page
-c, --comments
View discussion comments
-q, --jq <expression>
Filter JSON output using a jq expression
--json <fields>
Output JSON with the specified fields
-L, --limit <int> (default 30)
Maximum number of comments or replies to fetch
--order <string> (default "newest")
Order of comments or replies: {oldest|newest}
-R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
-t, --template <string>
Format JSON output using a Go template; see "gh help formatting"
-w, --web
Open a discussion in the browser

JSON Fields

answerChosenAt, answerChosenBy, answered, author, body, category, closed, closedAt, comments, createdAt, id, labels, locked, number, reactionGroups, state, stateReason, title, updatedAt, url

Examples

# View a discussion by number
$ gh discussion view 123

# View a discussion by URL
$ gh discussion view https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123

# View with comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments

# View with oldest comments first
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --order oldest

# Limit to 10 comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --limit 10

# Fetch the next page of comments
$ gh discussion view 123 --comments --after CURSOR

# View the reply thread of a comment by node ID
$ gh discussion view DC_abc123

# View the reply thread of a comment by URL
$ gh discussion view 'https://github.com/OWNER/REPO/discussions/123#discussioncomment-456'

# Paginate through replies
$ gh discussion view DC_abc123 --limit 10 --after CURSOR

# Open in browser
$ gh discussion view 123 --web

See also