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@@ -268,15 +268,9 @@ There are also two edge cases worth mentioning:
### `stage`
-NOTE: **Note:**
-By default, when using your own Runners, the GitLab Runner installation is set up to run only one job at a time (see the `concurrent` flag in [Runner global settings](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-global-section) for more information).
-Jobs will run in parallel only if:
- - Run on different Runners
- - The Runner's `concurrent` config has been changed.
-
`stage` is defined per-job and relies on [`stages`](#stages) which is defined
globally. It allows to group jobs into different stages, and jobs of the same
-`stage` are executed in `parallel`. For example:
+`stage` are executed in parallel (subject to [certain conditions](#using-your-own-runners)). For example:
```yaml
stages:
@@ -301,6 +295,17 @@ job 4:
script: make deploy
```
+#### Using your own Runners
+
+When using your own Runners, GitLab Runner runs only one job at a time by default (see the
+`concurrent` flag in [Runner global settings](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-global-section)
+for more information).
+
+Jobs will run on your own Runners in parallel only if:
+
+- Run on different Runners.
+- The Runner's `concurrent` setting has been changed.
+
### `only`/`except` (basic)
`only` and `except` are two parameters that set a job policy to limit when
@@ -418,7 +423,7 @@ If you use multiple keys under `only` or `except`, they act as an AND. The logic
#### `only:refs`/`except:refs`
The `refs` strategy can take the same values as the
-[simplified only/except configuration](#only-and-except-simplified).
+[simplified only/except configuration](#onlyexcept-basic).
In the example below, the `deploy` job is going to be created only when the
pipeline has been [scheduled][schedules] or runs for the `master` branch:
@@ -494,9 +499,9 @@ docker build:
- more_scripts/*.{rb,py,sh}
```
-In the scenario above, if you are pushing multiple commits to GitLab to an
-existing branch, GitLab creates and triggers the `docker build` job, provided that
-one of the commits contains changes to either:
+In the scenario above, when pushing multiple commits to GitLab to an existing
+branch, GitLab creates and triggers `docker build` job, provided that one of the
+commits contains changes to either:
- The `Dockerfile` file.
- Any of the files inside `docker/scripts/` directory.
@@ -509,21 +514,20 @@ the section below.
##### Using `changes` with new branches and tags
-If you are pushing a **new** branch or a **new** tag to GitLab, the policy
-always evaluates to true and GitLab will create a job. This feature is not
-connected with merge requests yet, and because GitLab is creating pipelines
-before an user can create a merge request we don't know a target branch at
-this point.
+When pushing a **new** branch or a **new** tag to GitLab, the policy always
+evaluates to true and GitLab will create a job. This feature is not connected
+with merge requests yet and, because GitLab is creating pipelines before a user
+can create a merge request, it is unknown what the target branch is at this point.
##### Using `changes` with `merge_requests`
With [pipelines for merge requests](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md),
-make it possible to define if a job should be created base on files modified
+it is possible to define a job to be created based on files modified
in a merge request.
For example:
-```
+```yaml
docker build service one:
script: docker build -t my-service-one-image:$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG .
only:
@@ -534,9 +538,9 @@ docker build service one:
- service-one/**/*
```
-In the scenario above, if you create or update a merge request that changes
-either files in `service-one` folder or `Dockerfile`, GitLab creates and triggers
-the `docker build service one` job.
+In the scenario above, if a merge request is created or updated that changes
+either files in `service-one` directory or the `Dockerfile`, GitLab creates
+and triggers the `docker build service one` job.
### `tags`
@@ -1235,8 +1239,7 @@ job:
to the paths defined in `artifacts:paths`).
NOTE: **Note:**
-To exclude the folders/files which should not be a part of `untracked` just
-add them to `.gitignore`.
+`artifacts:untracked` ignores configuration in the repository's `.gitignore` file.
Send all Git untracked files: