Published 2022-08-12.
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When first released in 2002, Jira was merely a bug tracker. Since then, it has gained features and is now used as a project management tool. Jira only provides a web user interface.
JiraCLI, an independent F/OSS project, provides command-line explorers for Jira issues, epics, and sprints.
Installation
JiraCLI is a Go program, so it is quick and easy to install on Ubuntu once Go is installed.
Shell
$ yes | sudo apt install golang-go
$ go install github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli/cmd/jira@latest go: downloading github.com/ankitpokhrel/jira-cli v1.0.0 go: downloading github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 go: downloading github.com/spf13/cobra v1.5.0 go: downloading github.com/spf13/viper v1.12.0 go: downloading github.com/zalando/go-keyring v0.2.1 go: downloading github.com/briandowns/spinner v1.18.1 go: downloading github.com/fatih/color v1.13.0 go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0 go: downloading github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.5 go: downloading github.com/google/shlex v0.0.0-20191202100458-e7afc7fbc510 go: downloading github.com/pkg/browser v0.0.0-20210911075715-681adbf594b8 go: downloading github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.2 go: downloading github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 go: downloading gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 go: downloading github.com/atotto/clipboard v0.1.4 go: downloading github.com/charmbracelet/glamour v0.5.0 go: downloading github.com/mgutz/ansi v0.0.0-20200706080929-d51e80ef957d go: downloading github.com/cli/safeexec v1.0.0 go: downloading github.com/kballard/go-shellquote v0.0.0-20180428030007-95032a82bc51 go: downloading github.com/kentaro-m/blackfriday-confluence v0.0.0-20220126124413-8e85477b49b3 go: downloading github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.12 go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.14 go: downloading github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.5.1 go: downloading github.com/rivo/tview v0.0.0-20220610163003-691f46d6f500 go: downloading github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.4 go: downloading github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 go: downloading github.com/spf13/afero v1.8.2 go: downloading github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.0 go: downloading github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 go: downloading github.com/godbus/dbus/v5 v5.1.0 go: downloading golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 go: downloading golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20220526004731-065cf7ba2467 go: downloading golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220615213510-4f61da869c0c go: downloading github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.0 go: downloading github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0 go: downloading gopkg.in/ini.v1 v1.66.6 go: downloading github.com/magiconair/properties v1.8.6 go: downloading github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.2 go: downloading gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 go: downloading github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.0 go: downloading github.com/pelletier/go-toml v1.9.5 go: downloading github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.2.0 go: downloading github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.13 go: downloading github.com/muesli/termenv v0.12.0 go: downloading github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.12 go: downloading github.com/yuin/goldmark-emoji v1.0.1 go: downloading github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.2.0 go: downloading github.com/alecthomas/chroma v0.10.0 go: downloading github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.18 go: downloading github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 go: downloading github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v0.0.5 go: downloading github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0 go: downloading golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220621193019-9d032be2e588 go: downloading github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.4.0 go: downloading github.com/gorilla/css v1.0.0
Add $HOME/go/bin to the PATH so jira can be found:
Shell
$ echo 'PATH=$HOME/go/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
$ source ~/.bashrc
$ which jira /home/mslinn/go/bin/jira
Usage
This is the jira help message:
Shell
$ jira Interactive Jira CLI.
USAGE jira [flags]
MAIN COMMANDS board Board manages Jira boards in a project epic Epic manage epics in a project issue Issue manage issues in a project open Open issue in a browser project Project manages Jira projects sprint Sprint manage sprints in a project board
OTHER COMMANDS completion Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash or zsh) help Help about any command init Init initializes jira config man Help generate man(7) pages for Jira CLI. me Displays configured jira user version Print the app version information
FLAGS -c, --config string Config file (default is /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml) --debug Turn on debug output -h, --help help for jira -p, --project string Jira project to look into (defaults to /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml)
LEARN MORE Use 'jira <command> <subcommand> --help' for more information about a command.
You need an Jira API token before you can use JiraCLI. Get it from here.
You need to configure the program before you use it.
Set the JIRA_API_TOKEN environment variable before running jira init.
If you do not, then you will get an error like
Received unexpected response '401 Unauthorized' from jira. in the next step.
Shell
$ export JIRA_API_TOKEN=asdfasdfasdf $ jira init ? Installation type: Cloud ? Link to Jira server: https://xxx.atlassian.net/ ? Login email: mslinn@mslinn.com ⠼ Verifying login details... ? Default project: My ? Default board: [Use arrows to move, type to filter, ? for more help] > [Search...] ---------- My Scrum Board None ✓ Configuration generated: /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml
This is the configuration file that was generated:
/home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml/
board:
id: 350
name: My Scrum Board
type: scrum
epic:
name: customfield_10009
link: customfield_10008
installation: Cloud
issue:
fields:
custom:
- name: Epic Link
key: customfield_10008
schema:
datatype: any
- name: Epic Name
key: customfield_10009
schema:
datatype: string
types:
- id: "3"
name: Task
handle: Task
subtask: false
- id: "5"
name: Sub-task
handle: Sub-task
subtask: true
- id: "7"
name: Story
handle: Story
subtask: false
- id: "1"
name: Bug
handle: Bug
subtask: false
- id: "6"
name: Epic
handle: Epic
subtask: false
login: mslinn@mslinn.com
project:
key: My
type: classic
server: https://xxx.atlassian.net
Example Commands
Help for the jira issue subcommand:
Shell
$ jira issue -h Issue manage issues in a given project. See available commands below.
USAGE jira issue [flags]
MAIN COMMANDS assign Assign issue to a user clone Clone duplicates an issue comment Manage issue comments create Create an issue in a project delete Delete an issue edit Edit an issue in a project link Link connects two issues list List lists issues in a project move Transition an issue to a given state unlink Unlink disconnects two issues from each other view View displays contents of an issue worklog Manage issue worklog
FLAGS -h, --help help for issue
INHERITED FLAGS -c, --config string Config file (default is /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml) --debug Turn on debug output -p, --project string Jira project to look into (defaults to /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml)
ALIASES issues
LEARN MORE Use 'jira <command> <subcommand> --help' for more information about a command.
Help for the jira issue list sub-subcommand:
Shell
$ jira issue list -h List lists issues in a given project.
You can combine different flags to create a unique query. For instance,
# Issues that are of high priority, is in progress, was created this month, and has given labels jira issue list -yHigh -s"In Progress" --created month -lbackend -l"high prio"
Issues are displayed in an interactive list view by default. You can use a --plain flag to display output in a plain text mode. A --no-headers flag will hide the table headers in plain view. A --no-truncate flag will display all available fields in plain mode.
USAGE jira issue list [flags]
FLAGS -t, --type string Filter issues by type -R, --resolution string Filter issues by resolution type -s, --status string Filter issues by status -y, --priority string Filter issues by priority -r, --reporter string Filter issues by reporter (email or display name) -a, --assignee string Filter issues by assignee (email or display name) -C, --component string Filter issues by component -l, --label stringArray Filter issues by label -P, --parent string Filter issues by parent --history Issues you accessed recently -w, --watching Issues you are watching --created string Filter issues by created date Accepts: today, week, month, year, or a date in yyyy-mm-dd and yyyy/mm/dd format, or a period format using w = weeks, d = days, h = hours, m = minutes. eg: -10d Created filter will have precedence over created-after and created-before filter --updated string Filter issues by updated date Accepts: today, week, month, year, or a date in yyyy-mm-dd and yyyy/mm/dd format, or a period format using w = weeks, d = days, h = hours, m = minutes. eg: -10d Updated filter will have precedence over updated-after and updated-before filter --created-after string Filter by issues created after certain date --updated-after string Filter by issues updated after certain date --created-before string Filter by issues created before certain date --updated-before string Filter by issues updated before certain date -q, --jql string Run a raw JQL query in a given project context --order-by string Field to order the list with (default "created") --reverse Reverse the display order (default "DESC") --paginate string Paginate the result. Max 100 at a time, format: <from>:<limit> where <from> is optional (default "0:100") --plain Display output in plain mode --no-headers Don't display table headers in plain mode. Works only with --plain --no-truncate Show all available columns in plain mode. Works only with --plain --columns string Comma separated list of columns to display in the plain mode. Accepts: TYPE, KEY, SUMMARY, STATUS, ASSIGNEE, REPORTER, PRIORITY, RESOLUTION, CREATED, UPDATED -h, --help help for list
INHERITED FLAGS -c, --config string Config file (default is /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml) --debug Turn on debug output -p, --project string Jira project to look into (defaults to /home/mslinn/.config/.jira/.config.yml)
EXAMPLES $ jira issue list
# Limit list to 20 items $ jira issue list --paginate 20
# Get 50 items starting from 10 $ jira issue list --paginate 10:50
# List issues in a plain table view without headers $ jira issue list --plain --no-headers
# List some columns of the issue in a plain table view $ jira issue list --plain --columns key,assignee,status
# List issues in a plain table view and show all fields $ jira issue list --plain --no-truncate
# List issues of type "Epic" in status "Done" $ jira issue list -tEpic -sDone
# List issues in status other than "Open" and is assigned to no one $ jira issue list -s~Open -ax
# List issues from all projects $ jira issue list -q"project IS NOT EMPTY"
ALIASES lists ls
LEARN MORE Use 'jira <command> <subcommand> --help' for more information about a command.
Issues Updated on a Certain Date
Shell
$ jira issue list --updated 2021-11-17
Issues Selected by Complex Criteria
The following command will yield a list of high-priority issues, created this month, with status To Do,
that are assigned to you, and have the label backend.
Shell
$ jira issue list -yHigh -s"To Do" --created month -lbackend -a$(jira me)
Output might look something like the following, which was redacted:
The --plain and --no-headers options are useful for driving scripts.
Shell
$ jira issue list --updated 2021-11-17 --plain --no-headers --columns KEY
View Issue
The following returns the available information about an issue, in a plain-text format.
Shell
$ jira issue view ISSUE-1 --comments 9999 --plain
Verdict
JiraCLI is useful project! 😁
