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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/changes.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/changes.md index adcf4518209..e594f8048e3 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/changes.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/changes.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w type: index, reference --- -# Changes tab in merge requests +# Changes tab in merge requests **(FREE)** The **Changes** tab on a [merge request](index.md), below the main merge request details and next to the discussion tab, shows the changes to files between branches or commits. This view of changes to a @@ -70,21 +70,6 @@ merge request: This change overrides the choice you made in your user preferences and persists until you clear your browser's cookies or change this behavior again. -## Merge requests commit navigation - -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/18140) in GitLab 13.0. - -To seamlessly navigate among commits in a merge request: - -1. Select the **Commits** tab. -1. Select a commit to open it in the single-commit view. -1. Navigate through the commits by either: - - - Selecting **Prev** and **Next** buttons below the tab buttons. - - Using the <kbd>X</kbd> and <kbd>C</kbd> keyboard shortcuts. - - - ## Incrementally expand merge request diffs By default, the diff shows only the parts of a file which are changed. @@ -106,10 +91,6 @@ specific commit page.  -NOTE: -You can append `?w=1` while on the diffs page of a merge request to ignore any -whitespace changes. - ## Mark files as viewed > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/51513) in GitLab 13.9. @@ -149,3 +130,42 @@ To disable it: ```ruby Feature.disable(:local_file_reviews) ``` + +## Show merge request conflicts in diff + +> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/232484) in GitLab 13.5. +> - [Deployed behind a feature flag](../../feature_flags.md), disabled by default. +> - Disabled on GitLab.com. +> - Not recommended for production use. +> - To use in GitLab self-managed instances, ask a GitLab administrator to [enable it](#enable-or-disable-merge-request-conflicts-in-diff). **(FREE SELF)** + +This in-development feature might not be available for your use. There can be +[risks when enabling features still in development](../../feature_flags.md#risks-when-enabling-features-still-in-development). +Refer to this feature's version history for more details. + +To avoid displaying the changes that are already on target branch in the diff, +we compare the merge request's source branch with HEAD of the target branch. + +When there are conflicts between the source and target branch, we show the +conflicts on the merge request diff as well: + + + +### Enable or disable merge request conflicts in diff **(FREE SELF)** + +Merge request conflicts in diff is under development and not ready for production use. It is +deployed behind a feature flag that is **disabled by default**. +[GitLab administrators with access to the GitLab Rails console](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) +can enable it. + +To enable it: + +```ruby +Feature.enable(:display_merge_conflicts_in_diff) +``` + +To disable it: + +```ruby +Feature.disable(:display_merge_conflicts_in_diff) +``` |