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description: "Log time spent on an issue"
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# gt time create

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Log time spent on an issue

## Synopsis

```text
Log time spent on an issue or pull request. The duration uses h, m and s units, such as
1h25m or "1h 25m".
```

```
gt time create {<number> | <url>} <duration> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
$ gt time create 12 1h25m
$ gt time add 12 "1h 30m"
$ gt time log https://gitea.com/OWNER/REPO/issues/12 45m
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help   help for create
```

## 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 time](../time/index.md): Track time spent on issues and pull requests