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diff --git a/doc/user/project/index.md b/doc/user/project/index.md index d9c35165ac8..2d39fdf8154 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/index.md @@ -193,17 +193,27 @@ password <personal_access_token> To quickly access a project from the GitLab UI using the project ID, visit the `/projects/:id` URL in your browser or other tool accessing the project. -## Project aliases +## Project aliases **[PREMIUM ONLY]** -Projects' repositories are usually cloned with a namespace and project name. It is -also possible to clone them via a project alias. This feature is only available on Git over SSH. +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/issues/3264) in GitLab 12.1. -A project alias can be created via API only by administrators. Follow the -[Project Aliases API documentation](../../api/project_aliases.md) for more details. +When migrating repositories to GitLab and they are being accessed by other systems, +it's very useful to be able to access them using the same name especially when +they are a lot. It reduces the risk of changing significant number of Git URLs in +a large number of systems. -Once an alias has been created for a project (e.g. gitlab-ce for gitlab-org/gitlab-ce), -the repository can be cloned using the alias (e.g `git clone git@gitlab.com:gitlab-ce.git` -instead of `git clone git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git`). +GitLab provides a functionality to help with this. In GitLab, repositories are +usually accessed with a namespace and project name. It is also possible to access +them via a project alias. This feature is only available on Git over SSH. + +A project alias can be only created via API and only by GitLab administrators. +Follow the [Project Aliases API documentation](../../api/project_aliases.md) for +more details. + +Once an alias has been created for a project (e.g., an alias `gitlab-ce` for the +project `https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce`), the repository can be cloned +using the alias (e.g `git clone git@gitlab.com:gitlab-ce.git` instead of +`git clone git@gitlab.com:gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git`). ## Project APIs |