gh-pr-view
Display pull request details and metadata
TLDR
View current PR
$ gh pr view
View specific PR$ gh pr view [pr-number]
Open PR in browser$ gh pr view --web
View as JSON$ gh pr view --json [title,body,state]
View PR comments$ gh pr view --comments
SYNOPSIS
gh pr view [pr-number] [options]
DESCRIPTION
gh pr view displays detailed information about a pull request including title, body, state, reviewers, labels, and merge status. It renders markdown content in the terminal.The command defaults to the pull request for the current branch if no number is specified. JSON output enables scripted access to PR data with optional jq filtering.
PARAMETERS
PR-NUMBER
Pull request number (defaults to current branch).--web
Open in browser instead of terminal.--comments
Show PR comments.--json FIELDS
Output specific fields as JSON.-q QUERY, --jq QUERY
Filter JSON output with jq syntax.-t, --template TEMPLATE
Format output using a Go template.--help
Display help information.
INSTALL
sudo apt install gh
sudo dnf install gh
sudo pacman -S github-cli
sudo apk add github-cli
sudo zypper install gh
brew install gh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gh
CAVEATS
Markdown rendering is simplified for terminal. Large PRs may be truncated. JSON fields vary by PR state.
HISTORY
gh pr view is part of GitHub CLI's pull request commands, providing terminal-based PR inspection as an alternative to the web interface.
SEE ALSO
gh-pr(1), gh-pr-checks(1), gh-issue(1)