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Command Grammar

This page provides a BNF description of the YouTrack command grammar.

Grammar

<CommandList> ::= <Command> ( <Command> )* <Command> ::= <Comment> | <Value> | <LinkCommand> | <TagCommand> | <AttributeCommand> | <MultipleCommand> <Comment> ::= 'comment' <LinkCommand> ::= <LinkType> <IssueId> <TagCommand> ::= 'tag' (<TagName> | <NewTagName>) | 'untag' <TagName> <StarCommand> ::= ( 'unstar' | 'star' ) [ <Username> ] <AttributeCommand> ::= <Attribute> <Value> <MultipleCommand> ::= ('add' | 'remove') (<Value> | <LinkCommand> | <MultipleAttributeCommand> ) <MultipleAttributeCommand> ::= <MultipleAttribute> <Value>

Grammar is case-insensitive. 

For a complete list of command attributes, see Command Reference.

Examples

Command

Description

Fixed

Set the value of the State field to Fixed.

relates to IS-007

Add a relates to link to the issue with the ID IS-007 in the selected issue.
A relates to link is also added to the issue with the ID IS-007.

star me

Star the issue for the current user.

add affects 1.0

Add to enumeration "Affected versions" version 1.0.

tag Todo

Adds the 'Todo' tag to the selected issue.

remove tag Todo

Removes the 'Todo' tag from the selected issue.

state To be discussed

Set the value of the State field to To be discussed.

Last modified: 1 July 2020