feat(pr diff): add --exclude flag to filter files from diff output by yuvrajangadsingh · Pull Request #12655 · cli/cli

BagToad

babakks

BagToad

Add a new --exclude (-e) flag to gh pr diff that allows users to exclude
files matching glob patterns from the diff output. This is useful for
filtering out auto-generated files, vendor directories, or other noise
when reviewing pull requests.

Supports standard glob patterns and can be specified multiple times.
Patterns match against both the full path and basename.

Closes cli#8739

@yuvrajangadsingh

- add usage examples to --help output
- use path.Match instead of filepath.Match for OS-consistent behavior
- rename patterns to excludePatterns for clarity
- simplify splitDiffSections using strings.Split

@yuvrajangadsingh

babakks

@yuvrajangadsingh

@yuvrajangadsingh

tmeijn pushed a commit to tmeijn/dotfiles that referenced this pull request

Mar 24, 2026
This MR contains the following updates:

| Package | Update | Change |
|---|---|---|
| [cli/cli](https://github.com/cli/cli) | minor | `v2.87.3` → `v2.88.1` |

MR created with the help of [el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot](https://gitlab.com/el-capitano/tools/renovate-bot).

**Proposed changes to behavior should be submitted there as MRs.**

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### Release Notes

<details>
<summary>cli/cli (cli/cli)</summary>

### [`v2.88.1`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.88.1): GitHub CLI 2.88.1

[Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.88.0...v2.88.1)

#### Fix `pr` commands failing with `read:project` scope error

v2.88.0 introduced a regression where `pr` commands would fail with the error:

```
error: your authentication token is missing required scopes [read:project]
To request it, run:  gh auth refresh -s read:project
```

Previously, missing read:project scope was gracefully handled, and project data was silently skipped. A change inadvertently broke the error matching that enabled this graceful degradation. v2.88.1 reverts these changes so that `pr` commands work correctly without requiring the `read:project` scope.

#### What's Changed

- Migrate Windows code signing from client secret to OIDC by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12911](cli/cli#12911)
- Revert "refactor: deduplicate scope error handling between api/client.go and project queries" by [@&#8203;williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in [#&#8203;12914](cli/cli#12914)
- Revert "fix: clarify scope error while creating issues for projects" by [@&#8203;williammartin](https://github.com/williammartin) in [#&#8203;12915](cli/cli#12915)

**Full Changelog**: <cli/cli@v2.88.0...v2.88.1>

### [`v2.88.0`](https://github.com/cli/cli/releases/tag/v2.88.0): GitHub CLI 2.88.0

[Compare Source](cli/cli@v2.87.3...v2.88.0)

#### :copilot: Request Copilot Code Review from `gh`

<img width="80%" height="80%" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9b86700-5934-44b6-9210-227495a18d8e" />

`gh pr create` and `gh pr edit` now support [Copilot Code Review](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/using-github-copilot/code-review/using-copilot-code-review) as a reviewer. Request a review with `--add-reviewer @&#8203;copilot`, or select Copilot interactively from the searchable reviewer prompt.

Create a pull request and request review from Copilot:

```
gh pr create --reviewer @&#8203;copilot
```

Edit a pull request and request review from Copilot:

```
gh pr edit --add-reviewer @&#8203;copilot
```

#### Close issues as duplicates with `gh issue close --duplicate-of`

You can now close issues as duplicates and link to a duplicate issue directly from the CLI. The new `--duplicate-of` flag accepts an issue number or URL and marks the closed issue as a duplicate of the referenced one. You can also use `--reason duplicate` to set the close reason without linking a specific issue.

```

# Close as duplicate, linking to the original issue
gh issue close 123 --duplicate-of 456

# Close with duplicate reason only
gh issue close 123 --reason duplicate
```

#### JSON support for `gh agent-task`

`gh agent-task list` and `gh agent-task view` now support `--json`, `--jq`, and `--template` flags, consistent with other `gh` commands.

```
gh agent-task list --json id,name,state
gh agent-task view <id> --json state --jq '.state'
```

#### What's Changed

##### ✨ Features

- `gh pr create`: login-based reviewer requests and search-based interactive selection by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12627](cli/cli#12627)
- `gh pr view` and `gh issue view`: show friendly display names for all actors by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12854](cli/cli#12854)
- `gh issue close`: add `--duplicate-of` flag and duplicate reason by [@&#8203;tksohishi](https://github.com/tksohishi) in [#&#8203;12811](cli/cli#12811)
- `gh pr diff`: add `--exclude` flag to filter files from diff output by [@&#8203;yuvrajangadsingh](https://github.com/yuvrajangadsingh) in [#&#8203;12655](cli/cli#12655)
- `gh pr view/list`: add `changeType` field to files JSON output by [@&#8203;yuvrajangadsingh](https://github.com/yuvrajangadsingh) in [#&#8203;12657](cli/cli#12657)
- `gh repo clone`: add `--no-upstream` flag by [@&#8203;4RH1T3CT0R7](https://github.com/4RH1T3CT0R7) in [#&#8203;12686](cli/cli#12686)
- `gh repo edit`: add `--squash-merge-commit-message` flag by [@&#8203;yuvrajangadsingh](https://github.com/yuvrajangadsingh) in [#&#8203;12846](cli/cli#12846)
- `gh browse`: add `--blame` flag by [@&#8203;masonmcelvain](https://github.com/masonmcelvain) in [#&#8203;11486](cli/cli#11486)
- `gh agent-task list`: add `--json` support by [@&#8203;maxbeizer](https://github.com/maxbeizer) in [#&#8203;12806](cli/cli#12806)
- `gh agent-task view`: add `--json` support by [@&#8203;maxbeizer](https://github.com/maxbeizer) in [#&#8203;12807](cli/cli#12807)
- `gh copilot`: set `COPILOT_GH` env var when launching Copilot CLI by [@&#8203;devm33](https://github.com/devm33) in [#&#8203;12821](cli/cli#12821)

##### 🐛 Fixes

- Fix `gh project item-edit` error when editing Draft Issue with only one (`--title`/`--body`) flag by [@&#8203;ManManavadaria](https://github.com/ManManavadaria) in [#&#8203;12787](cli/cli#12787)
- Fix extension install error message showing raw struct instead of `owner/repo` by [@&#8203;Copilot](https://github.com/Copilot) in [#&#8203;12836](cli/cli#12836)
- Fix incorrect integer conversion from int to uint16 in port forwarder by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12831](cli/cli#12831)
- Fix invalid ANSI SGR escape code in JSON and diff colorization by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12720](cli/cli#12720)
- Fix assignees `databaseId` always being `0` in `--json` output by [@&#8203;srt32](https://github.com/srt32) in [#&#8203;12783](cli/cli#12783)
- Fix error when `--remote` flag used with repo argument by [@&#8203;majiayu000](https://github.com/majiayu000) in [#&#8203;12375](cli/cli#12375)
- Fix redundant API call in `gh issue view --comments` by [@&#8203;VishnuVV27](https://github.com/VishnuVV27) in [#&#8203;12652](cli/cli#12652)
- Clarify scope error while creating issues for projects by [@&#8203;elijahthis](https://github.com/elijahthis) in [#&#8203;12596](cli/cli#12596)
- Reject pull request-only search qualifiers in `gh issue list` by [@&#8203;LouisLau-art](https://github.com/LouisLau-art) in [#&#8203;12623](cli/cli#12623)
- Prevent `.git/config` corruption on repeated `issue develop --name` invocation by [@&#8203;gunadhya](https://github.com/gunadhya) in [#&#8203;12651](cli/cli#12651)
- Use pre-compiled regexp for matching Content-Type by [@&#8203;itchyny](https://github.com/itchyny) in [#&#8203;12781](cli/cli#12781)
- Isolate generated licenses per platform (os/arch) by [@&#8203;babakks](https://github.com/babakks) in [#&#8203;12774](cli/cli#12774)

##### 📚 Docs & Chores

- Add examples to `gh issue close` help text by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12830](cli/cli#12830)
- Customizable install `prefix` in Makefile by [@&#8203;scarf005](https://github.com/scarf005) in [#&#8203;11714](cli/cli#11714)
- Deduplicate scope error handling between `api/client.go` and project queries by [@&#8203;yuvrajangadsingh](https://github.com/yuvrajangadsingh) in [#&#8203;12845](cli/cli#12845)
- Remove unnecessary `StateReason` and `StateReasonDuplicate` feature detection by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12838](cli/cli#12838)
- Update Go version requirement to 1.26+ by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12864](cli/cli#12864)
- Add monthly pitch surfacing workflow by [@&#8203;tidy-dev](https://github.com/tidy-dev) in [#&#8203;12894](cli/cli#12894)

##### :dependabot: Dependencies

- Bump Go from 1.25.7 to 1.26.1 by [@&#8203;BagToad](https://github.com/BagToad) in [#&#8203;12860](cli/cli#12860)
- chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sync from 0.19.0 to 0.20.0 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12886](cli/cli#12886)
- chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.79.1 to 1.79.2 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12851](cli/cli#12851)
- chore(deps): bump github.com/docker/cli from 29.0.3+incompatible to 29.2.0+incompatible by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12842](cli/cli#12842)
- chore(deps): bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.78.0 to 1.79.1 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12759](cli/cli#12759)
- chore(deps): bump goreleaser/goreleaser-action from 6.4.0 to 7.0.0 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12760](cli/cli#12760)
- chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12797](cli/cli#12797)
- chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12796](cli/cli#12796)
- chore(deps): bump actions/attest-build-provenance from 3.2.0 to 4.1.0 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12795](cli/cli#12795)
- chore(deps): bump github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype from 1.4.11 to 1.4.13 by [@&#8203;dependabot](https://github.com/dependabot)\[bot] in [#&#8203;12615](cli/cli#12615)

#### New Contributors

- [@&#8203;srt32](https://github.com/srt32) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12783](cli/cli#12783)
- [@&#8203;itchyny](https://github.com/itchyny) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12781](cli/cli#12781)
- [@&#8203;VishnuVV27](https://github.com/VishnuVV27) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12652](cli/cli#12652)
- [@&#8203;elijahthis](https://github.com/elijahthis) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12596](cli/cli#12596)
- [@&#8203;ManManavadaria](https://github.com/ManManavadaria) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12787](cli/cli#12787)
- [@&#8203;maxbeizer](https://github.com/maxbeizer) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12806](cli/cli#12806)
- [@&#8203;LouisLau-art](https://github.com/LouisLau-art) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12623](cli/cli#12623)
- [@&#8203;4RH1T3CT0R7](https://github.com/4RH1T3CT0R7) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12686](cli/cli#12686)
- [@&#8203;yuvrajangadsingh](https://github.com/yuvrajangadsingh) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12657](cli/cli#12657)
- [@&#8203;masonmcelvain](https://github.com/masonmcelvain) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;11486](cli/cli#11486)
- [@&#8203;scarf005](https://github.com/scarf005) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;11714](cli/cli#11714)
- [@&#8203;tksohishi](https://github.com/tksohishi) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12811](cli/cli#12811)
- [@&#8203;tidy-dev](https://github.com/tidy-dev) made their first contribution in [#&#8203;12894](cli/cli#12894)

**Full Changelog**: <cli/cli@v2.87.3...v2.88.0>

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