diff --git a/content/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue.md b/content/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue.md index 0b4dee4a0e..739677adb9 100644 --- a/content/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue.md +++ b/content/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue.md @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ shortTitle: Link PR to issue ## About linked issues and pull requests -You can link an issue to a pull request {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %}manually or {% endif %}using a supported keyword in the pull request description. +You can link an issue to a pull request {% ifversion fpt or ghes or ghae or ghec %}manually or {% endif %}using a supported keyword in the pull request description. When you link a pull request to the issue the pull request addresses, collaborators can see that someone is working on the issue. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ When you merge a linked pull request into the default branch of a repository, it ## Linking a pull request to an issue using a keyword -You can link a pull request to an issue by using a supported keyword in the pull request's description or in a commit message (please note that the pull request must be on the default branch). +You can link a pull request to an issue by using a supported keyword in the pull request's description or in a commit message (please note that the pull request must be on the default branch). * close * closes @@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ You can link a pull request to an issue by using a supported keyword in the pull * resolves * resolved +If you use a keyword to reference a pull request comment in another pull request, the pull requests will be linked. Merging the referencing pull request will also close the referenced pull request. + The syntax for closing keywords depends on whether the issue is in the same repository as the pull request. Linked issue | Syntax | Example