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| author | Russell Dickenson <rdickenson@gitlab.com> | 2019-09-06 11:50:54 +0000 |
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| committer | Marcia Ramos <marcia@gitlab.com> | 2019-09-06 11:50:54 +0000 |
| commit | 779b1f7e0ed601e4e9b2399d034ff054ed08f0e9 (patch) | |
| tree | 6241f8b26c57761039d984ea67d84bdf4cba5a57 | |
| parent | 78174ece93591d5c02b52c9539d4a753aa5ef33c (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-779b1f7e0ed601e4e9b2399d034ff054ed08f0e9.tar.gz | |
Docs: explain what is a diff
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md | 20 |
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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/diff_limits.md b/doc/user/admin_area/diff_limits.md index 9fe4b50a991..5117b5f476f 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/diff_limits.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/diff_limits.md @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ type: reference You can set a maximum size for display of diff files (patches). +For details about diff files, [View changes between files](../project/merge_requests/index.md#view-changes-between-file-versions). + ## Maximum diff patch size Diff files which exceed this value will be presented as 'too large' and won't diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/img/merge_request_diff_v12_2.png b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/img/merge_request_diff_v12_2.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e56fbb9750f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/img/merge_request_diff_v12_2.png diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md index 9f31f38460a..4e79d66df47 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md @@ -164,6 +164,26 @@ you hide threads that are no longer relevant. [Read more about resolving threads in merge requests reviews.](../../discussions/index.md) +## View changes between file versions + +The **Changes** tab of a merge request shows the changes to files between branches or +commits. This view of changes to a file is also known as a **diff**. By default, the diff view +compares the file in the merge request branch and the file in the target branch. + +The diff view includes the following: + +- The file's name and path. +- The number of lines added and deleted. +- Buttons for the following options: + - Toggle comments for this file; useful for inline reviews. + - Edit the file in the merge request's branch. + - Show full file, in case you want to look at the changes in context with the rest of the file. + - View file at the current commit. + - Preview the changes with [Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md). +- The changed lines, with the specific changes highlighted. + + + ## Commenting on any file line in merge requests > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13950) in GitLab 11.5. |
