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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/migrate_snippets.md b/doc/raketasks/migrate_snippets.md index 244ff4f2b56..0d2c4edb01f 100644 --- a/doc/raketasks/migrate_snippets.md +++ b/doc/raketasks/migrate_snippets.md @@ -4,25 +4,24 @@ group: Editor info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- -# Migration to Versioned Snippets **(CORE ONLY)** +# Migration to versioned snippets **(FREE SELF)** > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/215861) in GitLab 13.0. In GitLab 13.0, [GitLab Snippets are backed by Git repositories](../user/snippets.md#versioned-snippets). -This means that the snippet content will be stored in the repository -and users can update it directly through Git. +Snippet content is stored in the repository, and users can update it directly through Git. -Nevertheless, existing GitLab Snippets have to be migrated to this new functionality. -For each snippet, a new repository is created and the snippet content is committed -to the repository inside a file whose name is the filename used in the snippet -as well. +Nevertheless, existing GitLab Snippets must be migrated to this new feature. +For each snippet: -GitLab performs this migration through a [Background Migration](../development/background_migrations.md) -automatically when the GitLab instance is upgrade to 13.0 or a higher version. -However, if the migration fails for any of the snippets, they still need -to be migrated individually. +- A new repository is created. +- A file is created in the repository, using the snippet filename. +- The snippet is committed to the repository. -The following Rake tasks will help with that process. +GitLab performs this migration through a [Background Migration](../development/background_migrations.md) +when the GitLab instance is upgraded to 13.0 or a higher version. +However, if the migration fails for any of the snippets, they must be migrated individually. +The following Rake tasks help with that process. ## Migrate specific snippets to Git |