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    How to Bulk Transfer Github Issues to Another Repository


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Here’s a simple command you can run in your terminal to transfer all the issues from one Github repository to another!
Pre-requisites:


Make sure you have Github CLI installed:

$ brew install gh - (Mac)

Make sure you are “authenticated” through Github CLI:

$ gh auth login

Make sure that the repository you’re transferring from & to have the same labels, fields, etc.

NOTE: I didn't actually test step #3 above... maybe it's not a problem.
Just test it first if you're worried and LMK in the comments if it matters!
Now you’re ready to bulk transfer your issues!
Bulk Transfer your Issues CLI


Open your terminal & run the command below

Just make sure to replace the `organization/repository` name syntax with the ones that you want.
In my example, those are:

devinschumacher/repository-a
devinschumacher/repository-b -R devinschumacher/repository-a

gh issue list -s all -L 500 --json number -R devinschumacher/repository-a | \
    jq -r '.[] | .number' | \
    while read issue; do
        gh issue transfer "$issue" devinschumacher/repository-b -R devinschumacher/repository-a
        sleep 2
    done
That’s it!