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authorAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-06-22 11:31:07 +0200
committerAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-06-22 11:31:07 +0200
commita41b468816e499b96d9dab8f3cc3a41a11bd9ac5 (patch)
tree0b40741adee7537e06eca2fa38ca95673ece3442
parent10016715c1eb5b2eea7b5fbadcd72dc4104f6f49 (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-a41b468816e499b96d9dab8f3cc3a41a11bd9ac5.tar.gz
Add note about the shared directory
-rw-r--r--doc/administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md3
-rw-r--r--doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md7
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/doc/administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md b/doc/administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md
index c19ad7bfe34..c212059b9d5 100644
--- a/doc/administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md
+++ b/doc/administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
than that of the exporter.
- For existing installations, the project import option has to be enabled in
application settings (`/admin/application_settings`) under 'Import sources'.
+ - The exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory][tmp] and are deleted
+ every 24 hours by a specific worker.
The GitLab Import/Export version can be checked by using:
@@ -28,3 +30,4 @@ bundle exec rake gitlab:import_export:data RAILS_ENV=production
```
[ce-3050]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050
+[tmp]: ../../development/shared_files.md
diff --git a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
index 382f6e699db..a460ff453db 100644
--- a/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
+++ b/doc/user/project/settings/import_export.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# Project import/export
->**Note:**
+>**Notes:**
- This feature was [introduced][ce-3050] in GitLab 8.9
- Importing will not be possible if the import instance version is lower
than that of the exporter.
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
- You can find some useful raketasks if you are an administrator in the
[import_export](../../../administration/raketasks/project_import_export.md)
raketask.
+ - The exports are stored in a temporary [shared directory][tmp] and are deleted
+ every 24 hours by a specific worker.
Existing projects running on any GitLab instance or GitLab.com can be exported
with all their related data and be moved into a new GitLab instance.
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ The following items will NOT be exported:
![import_2](./img/import_2.png)
1. Click on **Import project** to begin importing. Your newly imported project
- page will appear soon:
+ page will appear soon.
[ce-3050]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/3050
+[tmp]: ../../../development/shared_files.md