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