How do you attach a new pull request to an existing issue on github?

Question

I\'m not sure, but I have a vague memory of creating a github pull request with \"Issue 4\" or something in the title, and it automatically attached itself to Issue 4 in the

Answer 1

in case you use 2-factor-auth with github you'll need to provide the authtoken as header in the request:

curl -u ":" \
     --header 'X-GitHub-OTP: ' \
     --request POST \
     --data '{"issue":"", "head":":", "base":""}' \
     https://api.github.com/repos///pulls