How do you attach a new pull request to an existing issue on github?

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MatrixFrog picture MatrixFrog · Dec 25, 2010 · Viewed 91.1k times · Source

I'm not sure, but I have a vague memory of creating a github pull request with "Issue 4" or something in the title, and it automatically attached itself to Issue 4 in the project that I was submitting it to. I tried it again recently and it didn't work -- it just created a brand new issue instead. I don't see any options like "Attach to issue" on the new pull request page, nor "Open a new pull request for this issue" on the issue page. Is there any way to do this, to help project owners keep their Issues page clean and avoid duplication?

Edit: To clarify, I know that creating a pull request always creates a new issue. I would like to instead attach the pull request to an existing issue.

Answer

Christian Oudard picture Christian Oudard · Oct 20, 2011

The "hub" project can do this:

https://github.com/defunkt/hub

In the repository and branch that you want to send a pull request from:

$ hub pull-request -i 4

This uses the GitHub API, and attaches a pull request for the current branch to the existing issue number 4.

EDIT: Comment by @atomicules: To expand on the answer by @MichaelMior a full example is:

$ hub pull-request -i 4 -b USERNAME_OF_UPSTREAM_OWNER:UPSTREAM_BRANCH -h YOUR_USERNAME:YOUR_BRANCH URL_TO_ISSUE

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