---
name: "hub-merge"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hub"
version: "2.14.2-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hub-merge"
---

# hub-merge(1)

Merge a pull request locally with a message like the GitHub Merge Button.

## NAME

hub-merge - Merge a pull request locally with a message like the GitHub Merge Button.

## SYNOPSIS

`hub merge` *PULLREQ-URL*

This creates a local merge commit in the current branch, but does not actually change the state of the pull request. However, the pull request will get auto-closed and marked as "merged" as soon as the newly created merge commit is pushed to the default branch of the remote repository.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ hub merge https://github.com/jingweno/gh/pull/73
> git fetch origin refs/pull/73/head
> git merge FETCH_HEAD --no-ff -m "Merge pull request #73 from jingweno/feature..."
```

## SEE ALSO

[hub-checkout(1)](/hub-checkout/1.md), [hub(1)](/hub/1.md), [git-merge(1)](/git-merge/1.md)