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author | Job van der Voort <job@gitlab.com> | 2015-07-28 13:43:30 +0000 |
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committer | Job van der Voort <job@gitlab.com> | 2015-07-28 13:43:30 +0000 |
commit | 5efb58b09a9c0c794a66ae0b46df4c7d58064b60 (patch) | |
tree | eb8516a08607827eece6576f4b653e9c0dce6fae /doc | |
parent | 2f5359233d148f1edcb734dd53a7399375fded7f (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'add-file' into 'master'
New document in GitLab Basics about adding new files
See merge request !1913
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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md index d6272cd5912..538894f5848 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Step-by-step guides on the basics of working with Git and GitLab. -* [Start using Git on the commandline](start-using-git.md) +* [Start using Git on the command line](start-using-git.md) * [Create and add your SSH Keys](create-your-ssh-keys.md) @@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ Step-by-step guides on the basics of working with Git and GitLab. * [Create a branch](create-branch.md) * [Fork a project](fork-project.md) + +* [Add a file](add-file.md) diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e7c441e7698 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/add-file.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +# How to add a file + +You can create a file in your [shell](command-line-commands.md) or in GitLab. + +To create a file in GitLab, sign in to [GitLab.com](https://gitlab.com). + +Select a project on the right side of your screen: + +![Select a project](basicsimages/select_project.png) + +It's a good idea to [create a branch](create-branch.md), but it's not necessary. + +Go to the directory where you'd like to add the file and click on the "+" sign next to the name of the project and directory: + +![Create a file](basicsimages/create_file.png) + +Name your file (you can't add spaces, so you can use hyphens or underscores). Don't forget to include the markup language you'd like to use : + +![File name](basicsimages/file_name.png) + +Add all the information that you'd like to include in your file: + +![Add information](basicsimages/white_space.png) + +Add a commit message based on what you just added and then click on "commit changes": + +![Commit changes](basicsimages/commit_changes.png) + +### Note +Besides its regular files, every directory needs a README.md or README.html file which works like an index, telling +what the directory is about. It's the first document you'll find when you open a directory. |