---
sidebar_position: 3
description: "Edit a comment"
---

# gt issue comment edit

<!-- Generated by update_cli_docs.sh from the gitea/cli sources, do not edit. -->

Edit a comment

## Synopsis

```text
Replace the text of a comment. Without --body or --body-file, the editor or the prompt starts
from the current text.
```

```
gt issue comment edit <comment-id> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
$ gt issue comment edit 81 --body "Fixed in #15"
$ gt issue comment edit 81
```

## Options

```
  -b, --body text        Comment text
  -F, --body-file file   Read the comment from file, or - for stdin
  -e, --editor           Write the comment in the configured editor
  -h, --help             help for edit
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt issue comment](../../issue/comment/index.md): Add a comment to an issue