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diff --git a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md index 0a7f7d37384..6de2ab07fc4 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md +++ b/doc/user/project/merge_requests/index.md @@ -166,6 +166,23 @@ administrator to do so.  +### Adding patches when creating a merge request via e-mail + +> **Note**: This feature was [implemented in GitLab 11.5](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/22723) + +You can add commits to the merge request being created by adding +patches as attachments to the email, all attachments with a filename +ending in `.patch` will be considered patches. The patches will be processed +ordered by name. + +The combined size of the patches can be 2MB. + +If the source branch from the subject does not exist, it will be +created from the repository's HEAD or the specified target branch to +apply the patches. The target branch can be specified using the +[`/target_branch` quick action](../quick_actions.md). If the source +branch already exists, the patches will be applied on top of it. + ## Find the merge request that introduced a change > **Note**: this feature was [implemented in GitLab 10.5](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/2383). |