gh api -X PATCH repos/owner/repo/issues/5 -f state=closed
Close an issue via the REST API
-X PATCH switches the HTTP method, and -f sends state=closed as a form parameter, closing issue 5 without gh issue close. REST endpoints map one-to-one with GitHub's API documentation. The -f flag adds string parameters; -F infers typed values.
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