Using jira-cli, how can I set a multiline Description?

[Raye Raskin]

All the examples show a single line Description, much like Summary, but this is not very usable. I haven't been able to figure out how to set a multiline description.

How is this done?

Thanks!

[Bob Swift · Accepted solution]

Yes, it isn't obvious :(. Best place to look for this type of thing is Examples . Use " \n " and the blanks are important.

[Nick LaDieu]

I just tested this with createProject command

--description "A new Jira \n Project I\"' \n created" 

Result was the description was
A new Jira \n Project I"' \n created

I expected the \n to be newlines

[Bob Swift]

You are correct, the conversion is done for some fields, but not that one. ACLI-171 will fix that.

[Nick LaDieu]

I just tested this with createProject command

--description "A new Jira \n Project I\"' \n created" 

Result was the description was
A new Jira \n Project I"' \n created

I expected the \n to be newlines