From a86e533c3d7d6b330fe8adbc4c6e81b1dc86f42a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:19:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] create new script

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 140 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 140 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 sbin/gh_manage_milestones

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..33b8ffb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# (C) Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
+# The file LICENCE, distributed with this code, contains details of the terms
+# under which the code may be used.
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Script to create, update and close milestones in multiple GitHub repositories
+# Requires GitHub CLI: https://cli.github.com/ and Admin privileges to the repos
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: ${0##*/} -t <title> [options]
+  -t <title>       Title of milestone to be created, updated or closed.
+  -c               Close milestone. Otherwise will create a new milestone or
+                   update an existing milestone.
+  -d <due on>      Milestone due date. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
+  -p <description> Description of the milestone
+  -n               Dry Run, print actions without making changes
+  -h, --help       Show this help message
+
+Examples:
+  # Create a new milestone
+  ${0##*/} -t <title> [-d YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ] [-p <description>]
+
+  # Update all milestones with a new date
+  ${0##*/} -t <title> -d <YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ>
+
+  # Close a milestone
+  ${0##*/} -t <title> -c
+EOF
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# -- Defaults
+STATE="open"
+TITLE=""
+DUE=""
+DESC=""
+DRY_RUN=0
+
+# -- Parse options
+while getopts "t:d:p:cnh-:" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    t) TITLE="$OPTARG" ;;
+    c) STATE="closed" ;;
+    d) DUE="$OPTARG" ;;
+    p) DESC="$OPTARG" ;;
+    n) DRY_RUN=1 ;;
+    h) usage ;;
+    -) [ "$OPTARG" = "help" ] && usage ;;
+    *) usage ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+# -- Modify milestones in relevant repositories
+repos=(
+  "MetOffice/um"
+  "MetOffice/jules"
+  "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
+  "MetOffice/lfric_core"
+  "MetOffice/ukca"
+  "MetOffice/casim"
+  "MetOffice/socrates"
+  "MetOffice/um_doc"
+  "MetOffice/simulation-systems"
+  "MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts"
+  "MetOffice/git_playground"
+)
+#
+# -- Helper functions
+get_milestone_number(){
+  local repo_name="$1"
+
+  gh api /repos/${repo_name}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
+}
+
+run_command(){
+  local gh_command="$1"
+
+  if (( DRY_RUN )); then
+    echo "[DRY RUN] $gh_command"
+  else
+    eval "$gh_command"
+  fi
+}
+
+# -- Change milestone for each repository
+
+for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
+  echo "Processing milestone in repository: $repo"
+
+
+  # -- If milestone exists then fetch the number
+  NUMBER=0
+  if [[ $(gh api /repos/${repo}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")") ]]; then
+    NUMBER=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
+    echo "${TITLE} in ${repo} is milestone ${NUMBER}"
+  else
+    echo "Milestone does not exist in ${repo}"
+  fi
+
+  # -- Build GH command from optional arguments.
+  GH_COMMAND="gh api -f \"title=${TITLE}\""
+  if [[ ${DUE} ]]; then
+    GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"due_on=${DUE}\""
+  fi
+  if [[ ${DESC} ]]; then
+    GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"description=${DESC}\""
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$STATE" == "open" ]]; then
+
+    if (( NUMBER )); then
+      echo "Updating milestone"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method PATCH"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}"
+      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+    else
+      echo "Creating new milestone"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method POST"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones"
+      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+    fi
+    
+  else
+
+    if (( NUMBER )); then
+      echo "Closing milestone"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method PATCH"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}"
+      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"state=closed\""
+      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+    fi
+  fi
+
+done

From 611c4bf8b289f46638927bb5ddd74dee17ac4431 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:34:37 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] tidy up

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 13 ++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index 33b8ffb2..7d25161b 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ repos=(
 # -- Helper functions
 get_milestone_number(){
   local repo_name="$1"
-
   gh api /repos/${repo_name}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
 }
 
+check_exists(){
+  local repo_name="$1"
+  gh api /repos/${repo_name}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")"
+}
+
 run_command(){
   local gh_command="$1"
 
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ run_command(){
   fi
 }
 
+
 # -- Change milestone for each repository
 
 for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
 
   # -- If milestone exists then fetch the number
   NUMBER=0
-  if [[ $(gh api /repos/${repo}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")") ]]; then
+  if [[ $(check_exists "${repo}") ]]; then
     NUMBER=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
     echo "${TITLE} in ${repo} is milestone ${NUMBER}"
   else
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
     GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"description=${DESC}\""
   fi
 
+  # -- Create or update the milestone
   if [[ "$STATE" == "open" ]]; then
 
     if (( NUMBER )); then
@@ -125,7 +131,8 @@ for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
       GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones"
       run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
     fi
-    
+
+  # -- Close the milestone
   else
 
     if (( NUMBER )); then

From 6634e90c6ff26475972b8ddce5d55b2084d6408f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 13:45:12 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] fix lint issue

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index 7d25161b..a5c647b3 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ repos=(
 # -- Helper functions
 get_milestone_number(){
   local repo_name="$1"
-  gh api /repos/${repo_name}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
+  gh api /repos/"${repo_name}"/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
 }
 
 check_exists(){
   local repo_name="$1"
-  gh api /repos/${repo_name}/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")"
+  gh api /repos/"${repo_name}"/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")"
 }
 
 run_command(){

From 569fd86e609e0056186b033998e6c84c533de6c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 15:06:06 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] refactor checking for existing milestones

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index a5c647b3..6a0a7092 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ get_milestone_number(){
   gh api /repos/"${repo_name}"/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
 }
 
-check_exists(){
-  local repo_name="$1"
-  gh api /repos/"${repo_name}"/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\")"
-}
-
 run_command(){
   local gh_command="$1"
 
@@ -100,9 +95,8 @@ for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
 
 
   # -- If milestone exists then fetch the number
-  NUMBER=0
-  if [[ $(check_exists "${repo}") ]]; then
-    NUMBER=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
+  NUMBER=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
+  if (( NUMBER )); then
     echo "${TITLE} in ${repo} is milestone ${NUMBER}"
   else
     echo "Milestone does not exist in ${repo}"

From 55ab0ec8dd931a4d40c1a38000455dfbc3c9f887 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:43:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] replace command runner

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 61 ++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index 6a0a7092..d2908cd9 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ done
 
 # -- Modify milestones in relevant repositories
 repos=(
-  "MetOffice/um"
-  "MetOffice/jules"
-  "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
-  "MetOffice/lfric_core"
-  "MetOffice/ukca"
-  "MetOffice/casim"
-  "MetOffice/socrates"
-  "MetOffice/um_doc"
-  "MetOffice/simulation-systems"
-  "MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts"
+#  "MetOffice/um"
+#  "MetOffice/jules"
+#  "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
+#  "MetOffice/lfric_core"
+#  "MetOffice/ukca"
+#  "MetOffice/casim"
+#  "MetOffice/socrates"
+#  "MetOffice/um_doc"
+#  "MetOffice/simulation-systems"
+#  "MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts"
   "MetOffice/git_playground"
 )
 #
@@ -77,14 +77,18 @@ get_milestone_number(){
   gh api /repos/"${repo_name}"/milestones --jq ".[] | select(.title == \"${TITLE}\") | .number"
 }
 
-run_command(){
-  local gh_command="$1"
+run_gh_api(){
+  local method="$1"
+  local endpoint="$2"
+  shift 2
+  local -a api_args=("$@")
 
   if (( DRY_RUN )); then
-    echo "[DRY RUN] $gh_command"
-  else
-    eval "$gh_command"
+    echo "[DRY RUN] gh api --method ${method} ${endpoint} ${api_args[*]}"
+    return 0
   fi
+
+  gh api --method "${method}" "${endpoint}" "${api_args[@]}" > /dev/null
 }
 
 
@@ -103,38 +107,29 @@ for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
   fi
 
   # -- Build GH command from optional arguments.
-  GH_COMMAND="gh api -f \"title=${TITLE}\""
-  if [[ ${DUE} ]]; then
-    GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"due_on=${DUE}\""
-  fi
-  if [[ ${DESC} ]]; then
-    GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"description=${DESC}\""
-  fi
+  gh_args=(-f "title=\"${TITLE}\"")
+  [[ -n "$DUE" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "due_on=${DUE}")
+  [[ -n "$DESC" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "description=\"${DESC}\"")
+
 
   # -- Create or update the milestone
   if [[ "$STATE" == "open" ]]; then
 
     if (( NUMBER )); then
       echo "Updating milestone"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method PATCH"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}"
-      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+      run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}" "${gh_args[@]}"
     else
       echo "Creating new milestone"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method POST"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones"
-      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+      run_gh_api POST "/repos/${repo}/milestones" "${gh_args[@]}"
     fi
 
   # -- Close the milestone
   else
 
     if (( NUMBER )); then
-      echo "Closing milestone"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" --method PATCH"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" /repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}"
-      GH_COMMAND=$GH_COMMAND" -f \"state=closed\""
-      run_command "${GH_COMMAND}"
+      echo "Closing milestone #${NUMBER}"
+      gh_args+=(-f "state=closed")
+      run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}" "${gh_args[@]}"
     fi
   fi
 

From faa3fd96306103c85c40b05935e13c54be920e57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:42:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] Add list and delete functions

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 131 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index d2908cd9..e5797e33 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -11,12 +11,28 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+# -- Modify milestones in relevant repositories
+repos=(
+  "MetOffice/um"
+  "MetOffice/jules"
+  "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
+  "MetOffice/lfric_core"
+  "MetOffice/ukca"
+  "MetOffice/casim"
+  "MetOffice/socrates"
+  "MetOffice/um_doc"
+  "MetOffice/simulation-systems"
+  "MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts"
+  "MetOffice/git_playground"
+)
+
 usage() {
   cat <<EOF
 Usage: ${0##*/} -t <title> [options]
-  -t <title>       Title of milestone to be created, updated or closed.
-  -c               Close milestone. Otherwise will create a new milestone or
-                   update an existing milestone.
+  -t <title>       Title of milestone to be created, updated, closed or deleted.
+  -m <mode>        Mode: update (default), list, close, delete. Update mode will
+                   create a milestone if it doesn't exist.
+  -s <state>       State to list. State can be: open (default), closed or all.
   -d <due on>      Milestone due date. Format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ
   -p <description> Description of the milestone
   -n               Dry Run, print actions without making changes
@@ -29,13 +45,23 @@ Examples:
   # Update all milestones with a new date
   ${0##*/} -t <title> -d <YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SSZ>
 
+  # List all open milestones
+  ${0##*/} -m list
+
+  # List all milestones (open and closed)
+  ${0##*/} -m list -s all
+
   # Close a milestone
-  ${0##*/} -t <title> -c
+  ${0##*/} -t <title> -m close
+
+  # Delete a milestone (permanent)
+  ${0##*/} -t <title> -m delete
 EOF
   exit 1
 }
 
 # -- Defaults
+MODE="update"
 STATE="open"
 TITLE=""
 DUE=""
@@ -43,10 +69,11 @@ DESC=""
 DRY_RUN=0
 
 # -- Parse options
-while getopts "t:d:p:cnh-:" opt; do
+while getopts "t:m:s:d:p:nh-:" opt; do
   case $opt in
     t) TITLE="$OPTARG" ;;
-    c) STATE="closed" ;;
+    m) MODE="$OPTARG" ;;
+    s) STATE="$OPTARG" ;;
     d) DUE="$OPTARG" ;;
     p) DESC="$OPTARG" ;;
     n) DRY_RUN=1 ;;
@@ -56,20 +83,6 @@ while getopts "t:d:p:cnh-:" opt; do
   esac
 done
 
-# -- Modify milestones in relevant repositories
-repos=(
-#  "MetOffice/um"
-#  "MetOffice/jules"
-#  "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
-#  "MetOffice/lfric_core"
-#  "MetOffice/ukca"
-#  "MetOffice/casim"
-#  "MetOffice/socrates"
-#  "MetOffice/um_doc"
-#  "MetOffice/simulation-systems"
-#  "MetOffice/SimSys_Scripts"
-  "MetOffice/git_playground"
-)
 #
 # -- Helper functions
 get_milestone_number(){
@@ -91,46 +104,119 @@ run_gh_api(){
   gh api --method "${method}" "${endpoint}" "${api_args[@]}" > /dev/null
 }
 
+confirm_deletion() {
+  if (( DRY_RUN )); then
+    return 0
+  fi
 
-# -- Change milestone for each repository
+  echo "WARNING: You are about to PERMANENTLY DELETE milestone '${TITLE}' from ${#repos[@]} repositories."
+  echo "This action CANNOT be undone."
+  echo ""
+  read -p "Type 'yes' to confirm deletion: " -r confirmation
+  echo ""
 
-for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
-  echo "Processing milestone in repository: $repo"
+  if [[ "$confirmation" != "yes" ]]; then
+    echo "Deletion cancelled."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  echo "Proceeding with deletion..."
+  echo ""
+}
 
+list_milestones() {
+  local repo="$1"
+  local state="$2"
 
-  # -- If milestone exists then fetch the number
-  NUMBER=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
-  if (( NUMBER )); then
-    echo "${TITLE} in ${repo} is milestone ${NUMBER}"
+  local milestones
+  milestones=$(gh api "/repos/${repo}/milestones?state=${state}&per_page=100" \
+    --jq '.[] | "  #\(.number) \(.title) [\(.state)] (\(.open_issues) open / \(.closed_issues) closed)" +
+    (if .due_on then " - Due: \(.due_on)" else "" end)' 2>/dev/null)
+
+  if [[ -n "$milestones" ]]; then
+    echo "$milestones"
   else
-    echo "Milestone does not exist in ${repo}"
+    echo "  No milestones found"
   fi
+  echo ""
+}
 
-  # -- Build GH command from optional arguments.
-  gh_args=(-f "title=\"${TITLE}\"")
-  [[ -n "$DUE" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "due_on=${DUE}")
-  [[ -n "$DESC" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "description=\"${DESC}\"")
+
+#
+# ----
+#
 
 
-  # -- Create or update the milestone
-  if [[ "$STATE" == "open" ]]; then
+# Check deletion once for all repos
+if [[ "$MODE" == "delete" ]]; then
+  confirm_deletion
+fi
+
+
+# -- Change milestone for each repository
 
-    if (( NUMBER )); then
-      echo "Updating milestone"
-      run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}" "${gh_args[@]}"
+for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
+  echo "$repo"
+
+  # -- List all milestones in requested state
+  if [[ "$MODE" == "list" ]]; then
+
+    echo "    → Listing milestones (state: ${STATE})"
+    list_milestones "${repo}" "${STATE}"
+
+  else
+    # -- All other modes act on specific milestones.
+    # -- If milestone exists then fetch the number
+    number=$(get_milestone_number "${repo}")
+    if (( number )); then
+      echo "    → Found existing milestone ${TITLE} #${number}"
     else
-      echo "Creating new milestone"
-      run_gh_api POST "/repos/${repo}/milestones" "${gh_args[@]}"
+      echo "    → Milestone does not exist"
     fi
 
-  # -- Close the milestone
-  else
+    # -- Build GH command from optional arguments.
+    gh_args=(-f "title=\"${TITLE}\"")
+    [[ -n "$DUE" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "due_on=${DUE}")
+    [[ -n "$DESC" ]] && gh_args+=(-f "description=\"${DESC}\"")
+
+
+    # -- Create or update the milestone
+    if [[ "$MODE" == "update" ]]; then
+
+      if (( number )); then
+        echo "    → Updating milestone #${number}"
+        run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${number}" "${gh_args[@]}"
+      else
+        echo "    → Creating new milestone"
+        run_gh_api POST "/repos/${repo}/milestones" "${gh_args[@]}"
+      fi
+
+    # -- Close the milestone
+    elif [[ "$MODE" == "close" ]]; then
+
+      if (( number )); then
+        echo "    → Closing milestone #${number}"
+        gh_args+=(-f "state=closed")
+        run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${number}" "${gh_args[@]}"
+      else
+        echo "    → Skipping"
+      fi
+
+    # -- Delete the milestone
+    elif [[ "$MODE" == "delete" ]]; then
+
+      if (( number )); then
+        echo "    → Deleting milestone #${number}"
+        run_gh_api DELETE "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${number}"
+      else
+        echo "    → Skipping"
+      fi
 
-    if (( NUMBER )); then
-      echo "Closing milestone #${NUMBER}"
-      gh_args+=(-f "state=closed")
-      run_gh_api PATCH "/repos/${repo}/milestones/${NUMBER}" "${gh_args[@]}"
     fi
+
+    echo ""
+
   fi
 
+
 done

From 576cf1ac2fad4a491f0845dc9ac823b14c856920 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:45:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] capitalise repos

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index e5797e33..148f6ecd 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # -- Modify milestones in relevant repositories
-repos=(
+REPOS=(
   "MetOffice/um"
   "MetOffice/jules"
   "MetOffice/lfric_apps"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ confirm_deletion() {
     return 0
   fi
 
-  echo "WARNING: You are about to PERMANENTLY DELETE milestone '${TITLE}' from ${#repos[@]} repositories."
+  echo "WARNING: You are about to PERMANENTLY DELETE milestone '${TITLE}' from ${#REPOS[@]} repositories."
   echo "This action CANNOT be undone."
   echo ""
   read -p "Type 'yes' to confirm deletion: " -r confirmation
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fi
 
 # -- Change milestone for each repository
 
-for repo in "${repos[@]}"; do
+for repo in "${REPOS[@]}"; do
   echo "$repo"
 
   # -- List all milestones in requested state

From 8dfe7925f64857db922eb51426744674a5b5304d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jennyhickson <61183013+jennyhickson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:51:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] add error catch for mode

---
 sbin/gh_manage_milestones | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
index 148f6ecd..e0a459cc 100755
--- a/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
+++ b/sbin/gh_manage_milestones
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ for repo in "${REPOS[@]}"; do
         echo "    → Skipping"
       fi
 
+    else
+
+      echo "Mode ${MODE} not recognised"
+      echo "Options: update, list, close or delete"
+      exit 0
+
     fi
 
     echo ""