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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md index 26c6277d33a..6289fcf3c2b 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md @@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ Merge requests allow you to exchange changes you made to source code and collaborate with other people on the same project. + + ## Overview A Merge Request (**MR**) is the basis of GitLab as a code collaboration @@ -23,12 +25,14 @@ With GitLab merge requests, you can: - Organize your issues and merge requests consistently throughout the project with [labels](../../project/labels.md) - Add a time estimation and the time spent with that merge request with [Time Tracking](../../../workflow/time_tracking.html#time-tracking) - [Resolve merge conflicts from the UI](#resolve-conflicts) +- Enable [fast-forward merge requests](#fast-forward-merge-requests) +- Enable [semi-linear history merge requests](#semi-linear-history-merge-requests) as another security layer to guarantee the pipeline is passing in the target branch + With **[GitLab Enterprise Edition][ee]**, you can also: - View the deployment process across projects with [Multi-Project Pipeline Graphs](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/multi_project_pipeline_graphs.html#multi-project-pipeline-graphs) (available only in GitLab Enterprise Edition Premium) - Request [approvals](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.html) from your managers (available in GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter) -- Enable [fast-forward merge requests](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/fast_forward_merge.html) (available in GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter) - [Squash and merge](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/squash_and_merge.html) for a cleaner commit history (available in GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter) - Enable [semi-linear history merge requests](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/index.html#semi-linear-history-merge-requests) as another security layer to guarantee the pipeline is passing in the target branch (available in GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter) - Analise the impact of your changes with [Code Quality reports](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/code_quality_diff.html) (available in GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter) @@ -89,6 +93,22 @@ in a merged merge requests or a commit. [Learn more about cherry-picking changes.](cherry_pick_changes.md) +## Semi-linear history merge requests + +A merge commit is created for every merge, but the branch is only merged if +a fast-forward merge is possible. This ensures that if the merge request build +succeeded, the target branch build will also succeed after merging. + +Navigate to a project's settings, select the **Merge commit with semi-linear +history** option under **Merge Requests: Merge method** and save your changes. + +## Fast-forward merge requests + +If you prefer a linear Git history and a way to accept merge requests without +creating merge commits, you can configure this on a per-project basis. + +[Read more about fast-forward merge requests.](fast_forward_merge.md) + ## Merge when pipeline succeeds When reviewing a merge request that looks ready to merge but still has one or @@ -254,4 +274,4 @@ git checkout origin/merge-requests/1 ``` [protected branches]: ../protected_branches.md -[ee]: https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/ "GitLab Enterprise Edition"
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