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Jira CLI(7)							     Jira CLI(7)

NAME
     jira-epic-create - Create an epic in a project

SYNOPSIS
     jira epic create [flags]

DESCRIPTION
     Create an epic in a given project with minimal information.

OPTIONS
     -n, --name=""	Epic name

     -s, --summary=""	   Epic summary or title

     -b, --body=""	Epic description

     -y, --priority=""	    Epic priority

     -r, --reporter=""	    Epic reporter (username, email or display name)

     -a, --assignee=""	    Epic assignee (username, email or display name)

     -l, --label=[]	 Epic labels

     -C, --component=[]      Epic components

     --fix-version=[]	   Release info (fixVersions)

     --affects-version=[]      Release info (affectsVersions)

     -e, --original-estimate=""      Epic Original estimate

     --custom=[]      Set custom fields

     -T, --template=""	    Path to a file to read body/description from

     --web[=false]	Open in web browser after successful creation

     --no-input[=false]      Disable prompt for non-required fields

     -h, --help[=false]      help for create

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
     -c,  --config=""	    Config  file  (default  is /root/.config/.jira/.con-
     fig.yml, can be overridden with JIRA_CONFIG_FILE env var)

     --debug[=false]	  Turn on debug output

     -p, --project=""	   Jira project to look into  (defaults  to  /root/.con-
     fig/.jira/.config.yml)

EXAMPLE
     $ jira epic create

     # Create epic in the configured project
     $ jira epic create -n"Epic epic" -s"Everything" -yHigh -lbug -lurgent -b"Bug description"

     # Create epic in another project
     $ jira epic create -pPRJ -n"Amazing epic" -yHigh -s"New Bug" -b$'Bug description\n\nSome more text'

     # Create epic and set custom fields
     # See https://github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli/discussions/346
     $ jira epic create -n"Epic with custom fields" --custom story-points=3

SEE ALSO
     jira-epic(7)

HISTORY
     1-Aug-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra

Auto generated by spf13/cobra	    Aug 2026			     Jira CLI(7)

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