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authorAchilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com>2019-08-29 08:51:00 +0000
committerAchilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com>2019-08-29 08:51:00 +0000
commit67e2cddd61ceea58a887b17d506f8300222ad749 (patch)
treea4ba9054a509ce92e2f55c04588118578f2b35e7 /doc
parent42537bb12bccefb2258a15ef78362805147fac62 (diff)
parent1e2f46f864fcb3defb231a52e0eb06de2449366d (diff)
downloadgitlab-ce-67e2cddd61ceea58a887b17d506f8300222ad749.tar.gz
Merge branch 'docs-capitalization-4' into 'master'
Fix capitalization in more docs See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!32370
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r--doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md4
-rw-r--r--doc/push_rules/push_rules.md6
-rw-r--r--doc/security/information_exclusivity.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/update/patch_versions.md6
-rw-r--r--doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md3
-rw-r--r--doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md17
-rw-r--r--doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/user/markdown.md4
-rw-r--r--doc/user/reserved_names.md42
-rw-r--r--doc/workflow/git_annex.md12
-rw-r--r--doc/workflow/releases.md8
-rw-r--r--doc/workflow/time_tracking.md2
-rw-r--r--doc/workflow/timezone.md2
14 files changed, 55 insertions, 57 deletions
diff --git a/doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md b/doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md
index 8c1f4a126b1..c8782a2cfc2 100644
--- a/doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md
+++ b/doc/legal/corporate_contributor_license_agreement.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ You accept and agree to the following terms and conditions for Your present and
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, You hereby grant to GitLab B.V. and to recipients of software distributed by GitLab B.V. a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free, irrevocable (except as stated in this section) patent license to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise transfer the Work, where such license applies only to those patent claims licensable by You that are necessarily infringed by Your Contribution(s) alone or by combination of Your Contribution(s) with the Work to which such Contribution(s) was submitted. If any entity institutes patent litigation against You or any other entity (including a cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that your Contribution, or the Work to which you have contributed, constitutes direct or contributory patent infringement, then any patent licenses granted to that entity under this Agreement for that Contribution or Work shall terminate as of the date such litigation is filed.
- You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license. You represent further that each of Your employees is authorized to submit Contributions on Your behalf, but excluding employees that are designated in writing by You as "Not authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of (name of Your corporation here)." Such designations of exclusion for unauthorized employees are to be submitted via email to legal@gitlab.com. It is Your responsibility to notify GitLab B.V. when any change is required to the list of designated employees excluded from submitting Contributions on Your behalf. Such notification should also be sent via email to legal@gitlab.com.
+ You represent that You are legally entitled to grant the above license. You represent further that each of Your employees is authorized to submit Contributions on Your behalf, but excluding employees that are designated in writing by You as "Not authorized to submit Contributions on behalf of (name of Your corporation here)." Such designations of exclusion for unauthorized employees are to be submitted via email to `legal@gitlab.com`. It is Your responsibility to notify GitLab B.V. when any change is required to the list of designated employees excluded from submitting Contributions on Your behalf. Such notification should also be sent via email to `legal@gitlab.com`.
- **Contributions:**
diff --git a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
index 2b8379141c3..50e491f29a2 100644
--- a/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
+++ b/doc/migrate_ci_to_ce/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ upgrade to 8.0 until you finish the migration procedure.
## Before upgrading
-If you have GitLab CI installed using omnibus-gitlab packages but **you don't want to migrate your existing data**:
+If you have GitLab CI installed using Omnibus GitLab packages but **you don't want to migrate your existing data**:
```bash
mv /var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds /var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds.$(date +%s)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ Errno::EACCES: Permission denied @ rb_sysopen - config/secrets.yml
This can happen if you are updating from versions prior to 7.13 straight to 8.0.
The fix for this is to update to Omnibus 7.14 first and then update it to 8.0.
-### Permission denied when accessing /var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds
+### Permission denied when accessing `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-ci/builds`
To fix that issue you have to change builds/ folder permission before doing final backup:
diff --git a/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md b/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md
index b1754131e76..7455b577af7 100644
--- a/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md
+++ b/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ regular expressions to reject pushes based on commit contents, branch names or f
## Overview
GitLab already offers [protected branches][protected-branches], but there are
-cases when you need some specific rules like preventing git tag removal or
+cases when you need some specific rules like preventing Git tag removal or
enforcing a special format for commit messages.
Push rules are essentially [pre-receive Git hooks][hooks] that are easy to
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Every push rule could have its own use case, but let's consider some examples.
Let's assume you have the following requirements for your workflow:
- every commit should reference a Jira issue, for example: `Refactored css. Fixes JIRA-123.`
-- users should not be able to remove git tags with `git push`
+- users should not be able to remove Git tags with `git push`
All you need to do is write a simple regular expression that requires the mention
of a Jira issue in the commit message, like `JIRA\-\d+`.
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ The following options are available.
| Push rule | GitLab version | Description |
| --------- | :------------: | ----------- |
-| Removal of tags with `git push` | **Starter** 7.10 | Forbid users to remove git tags with `git push`. Tags will still be able to be deleted through the web UI. |
+| Removal of tags with `git push` | **Starter** 7.10 | Forbid users to remove Git tags with `git push`. Tags will still be able to be deleted through the web UI. |
| Check whether author is a GitLab user | **Starter** 7.10 | Restrict commits by author (email) to existing GitLab users. |
| Committer restriction | **Premium** 10.2 | GitLab will reject any commit that was not committed by the current authenticated user |
| Check whether commit is signed through GPG | **Premium** 10.1 | Reject commit when it is not signed through GPG. Read [signing commits with GPG][signing-commits]. |
diff --git a/doc/security/information_exclusivity.md b/doc/security/information_exclusivity.md
index 749ccf924b5..7c3d7284f25 100644
--- a/doc/security/information_exclusivity.md
+++ b/doc/security/information_exclusivity.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ another project that is under their control, or onto another server.
Therefore, it is impossible to build access controls that prevent the
intentional sharing of source code by users that have access to the source code.
-This is an inherent feature of a DVCS. All git management systems have this
+This is an inherent feature of a DVCS. All Git management systems have this
limitation.
You can take steps to prevent unintentional sharing and information
diff --git a/doc/update/patch_versions.md b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
index 6a41c6aec32..3c9fcbf7c7d 100644
--- a/doc/update/patch_versions.md
+++ b/doc/update/patch_versions.md
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gettext:po_to_json RAILS_ENV=production
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake yarn:install gitlab:assets:clean gitlab:assets:compile cache:clear RAILS_ENV=production NODE_ENV=production NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=4096"
```
-### 4. Update gitlab-workhorse to the corresponding version
+### 4. Update GitLab Workhorse to the corresponding version
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:gitaly:install[/home/git/gitaly,/home/git/repositories]" RAILS_ENV=production
```
-### 6. Update gitlab-shell to the corresponding version
+### 6. Update GitLab Shell to the corresponding version
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout v$(</home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION) -b v$(</h
sudo -u git -H sh -c 'if [ -x bin/compile ]; then bin/compile; fi'
```
-### 7. Update gitlab-pages to the corresponding version (skip if not using pages)
+### 7. Update GitLab Pages to the corresponding version (skip if not using pages)
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab-pages
diff --git a/doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md b/doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md
index 49e2fb2568e..9ac73725f87 100644
--- a/doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md
+++ b/doc/update/upgrading_from_ce_to_ee.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GitLab edition you are using (Community or Enterprise), see the
This guide assumes you have a correctly configured and tested installation of
GitLab Community Edition. If you run into any trouble or if you have any
-questions please contact us at [support@gitlab.com].
+questions please contact us at `support@gitlab.com`.
In all examples, replace `EE_BRANCH` with the Enterprise Edition branch for the
version you are using, and `CE_BRANCH` with the Community Edition branch.
@@ -131,5 +131,4 @@ Example:
Additional instructions here.
-->
-[support@gitlab.com]: mailto:support@gitlab.com
[old-ee-upgrade-docs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/tree/11-8-stable-ee/doc/update
diff --git a/doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md b/doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md
index f6b64dcf694..890a5ec8698 100644
--- a/doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md
+++ b/doc/update/upgrading_from_source.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ sudo ln -sf /usr/local/go/bin/{go,godoc,gofmt} /usr/local/bin/
rm go1.11.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz
```
-### 6. Update git
+### 6. Update Git
NOTE: **Note:**
GitLab 11.11 and higher only supports Git 2.21.x and newer, and
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H git checkout BRANCH-ee
```
-### 8. Update gitlab-shell
+### 8. Update GitLab Shell
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
@@ -196,9 +196,9 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout v$(</home/git/gitlab/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION)
sudo -u git -H bin/compile
```
-### 9. Update gitlab-workhorse
+### 9. Update GitLab Workhorse
-Install and compile gitlab-workhorse. GitLab-Workhorse uses
+Install and compile GitLab Workhorse. GitLab Workhorse uses
[GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/).
If you are not using Linux you may have to run `gmake` instead of
`make` below.
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ sudo -u git -H git checkout v$(</home/git/gitlab/GITALY_SERVER_VERSION)
sudo -u git -H make
```
-### 11. Update gitlab-pages
+### 11. Update GitLab Pages
#### Only needed if you use GitLab Pages
-Install and compile gitlab-pages. GitLab-Pages uses
+Install and compile GitLab Pages. GitLab Pages uses
[GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/).
If you are not using Linux you may have to run `gmake` instead of
`make` below.
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ longer handles setting it.
If you are using Apache instead of NGINX please see the updated [Apache templates].
Also note that because Apache does not support upstreams behind Unix sockets you
-will need to let gitlab-workhorse listen on a TCP port. You can do this
-via [/etc/default/gitlab].
+will need to let GitLab Workhorse listen on a TCP port. You can do this
+via [`/etc/default/gitlab`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example#L38).
#### SMTP configuration
@@ -404,4 +404,3 @@ If you have more than one backup `*.tar` file(s) please add `BACKUP=timestamp_of
[gl-example]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example
[smtp_settings.rb.sample]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/config/initializers/smtp_settings.rb.sample#L13
[Apache templates]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/tree/master/web-server/apache
-[/etc/default/gitlab]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/lib/support/init.d/gitlab.default.example#L38
diff --git a/doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md b/doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md
index 835166837a8..cf3a389b149 100644
--- a/doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md
+++ b/doc/update/upgrading_postgresql_using_slony.md
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ make
make install
```
-This assumes you have installed GitLab into /opt/gitlab.
+This assumes you have installed GitLab into `/opt/gitlab`.
To test if Slony is installed properly, run the following commands:
diff --git a/doc/user/markdown.md b/doc/user/markdown.md
index 840e1856dd9..edf2fedab3c 100644
--- a/doc/user/markdown.md
+++ b/doc/user/markdown.md
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ GFM will autolink almost any URL you put into your text:
- https://google.com/
- ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/
- smb://foo/bar/baz
-- irc://irc.freenode.net/gitlab
+- irc://irc.freenode.net/
- http://localhost:3000
```
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ GFM will autolink almost any URL you put into your text:
- <https://google.com/>
- <ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/>
- <smb://foo/bar/baz>
-- <irc://irc.freenode.net/gitlab>
+- <irc://irc.freenode.net/>
- <http://localhost:3000>
### Lists
diff --git a/doc/user/reserved_names.md b/doc/user/reserved_names.md
index 68532ccee65..45ece5f048e 100644
--- a/doc/user/reserved_names.md
+++ b/doc/user/reserved_names.md
@@ -14,27 +14,27 @@ For a list of words that are not allowed to be used as group or project names, s
It is currently not possible to create a project with the following names:
-- \-
-- badges
-- blame
-- blob
-- builds
-- commits
-- create
-- create_dir
-- edit
-- environments/folders
-- files
-- find_file
-- gitlab-lfs/objects
-- info/lfs/objects
-- new
-- preview
-- raw
-- refs
-- tree
-- update
-- wikis
+- `\-`
+- `badges`
+- `blame`
+- `blob`
+- `builds`
+- `commits`
+- `create`
+- `create_dir`
+- `edit`
+- `environments/folders`
+- `files`
+- `find_file`
+- `gitlab-lfs/objects`
+- `info/lfs/objects`
+- `new`
+- `preview`
+- `raw`
+- `refs`
+- `tree`
+- `update`
+- `wikis`
## Reserved group names
diff --git a/doc/workflow/git_annex.md b/doc/workflow/git_annex.md
index cdc38a5b7eb..c3865aa953b 100644
--- a/doc/workflow/git_annex.md
+++ b/doc/workflow/git_annex.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
> **Warning:** GitLab has [completely
removed][deprecate-annex-issue] in GitLab 9.0 (2017/03/22).
-Read through the [migration guide from git-annex to git-lfs][guide].
+Read through the [migration guide from git-annex to Git LFS][guide].
The biggest limitation of Git, compared to some older centralized version
control systems, has been the maximum size of the repositories.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ sudo yum install epel-release && sudo yum install git-annex
### Configuration for Omnibus packages
-For omnibus-gitlab packages, only one configuration setting is needed.
+For Omnibus GitLab packages, only one configuration setting is needed.
The Omnibus package will internally set the correct options in all locations.
1. In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` add the following line:
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ The Omnibus package will internally set the correct options in all locations.
There are 2 settings to enable git-annex on your GitLab server.
One is located in `config/gitlab.yml` of the GitLab repository and the other
-one is located in `config.yml` of gitlab-shell.
+one is located in `config.yml` of GitLab Shell.
1. In `config/gitlab.yml` add or edit the following lines:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ one is located in `config.yml` of gitlab-shell.
git_annex_enabled: true
```
-1. In `config.yml` of gitlab-shell add or edit the following lines:
+1. In `config.yml` of GitLab Shell add or edit the following lines:
```yaml
git_annex_enabled: true
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ access files of projects you have access to (developer, maintainer, or owner rol
Internally GitLab uses [GitLab Shell] to handle SSH access and this was a great
integration point for `git-annex`.
-There is a setting in gitlab-shell so you can disable GitLab Annex support
+There is a setting in GitLab Shell so you can disable GitLab Annex support
if you want to.
## Troubleshooting tips
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ searching for your distribution.
Although there is no general guide for `git-annex` errors, there are a few tips
on how to go around the warnings.
-### git-annex-shell: Not a git-annex or gcrypt repository
+### `git-annex-shell: Not a git-annex or gcrypt repository`
This warning can appear on the initial `git annex sync --content` and is caused
by differences in `git-annex-shell`. You can read more about it
diff --git a/doc/workflow/releases.md b/doc/workflow/releases.md
index 00cddda24a4..1fd63a556c6 100644
--- a/doc/workflow/releases.md
+++ b/doc/workflow/releases.md
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@
NOTE: In GitLab 11.7, we introduced the full fledged [Releases](../user/project/releases/index.md)
feature. You can still create release notes on this page, but the new method is preferred.
-You can add release notes to any git tag using the notes feature. Release notes
+You can add release notes to any Git tag using the notes feature. Release notes
behave like any other markdown form in GitLab so you can write text and
drag-n-drop files to it. Release notes are stored in GitLab's database.
There are several ways to add release notes:
-- In the interface, when you create a new git tag
-- In the interface, by adding a note to an existing git tag
+- In the interface, when you create a new Git tag
+- In the interface, by adding a note to an existing Git tag
- Using the GitLab API
## New tag page with release notes text area
![new_tag](releases/new_tag.png)
-## Tags page with button to add or edit release notes for existing git tag
+## Tags page with button to add or edit release notes for existing Git tag
![tags](releases/tags.png)
diff --git a/doc/workflow/time_tracking.md b/doc/workflow/time_tracking.md
index fad853f8a44..3d9f015b1fe 100644
--- a/doc/workflow/time_tracking.md
+++ b/doc/workflow/time_tracking.md
@@ -84,4 +84,4 @@ With this option enabled, `75h` is displayed instead of `1w 4d 3h`.
## Other interesting links
-- [Time Tracking landing page on about.gitlab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/time-tracking/)
+- [Time Tracking landing page in the GitLab handbook](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/time-tracking/)
diff --git a/doc/workflow/timezone.md b/doc/workflow/timezone.md
index 60a4d0f19de..4101f891484 100644
--- a/doc/workflow/timezone.md
+++ b/doc/workflow/timezone.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For Omnibus installations, run `gitlab-rake time:zones:all`.
NOTE: **Note:**
Currently, this rake task does not list timezones in TZInfo format required by GitLab Omnibus during a reconfigure: [#58672](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/58672).
-## Changing time zone in omnibus installations
+## Changing time zone in Omnibus installations
GitLab defaults its time zone to UTC. It has a global timezone configuration parameter in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`.