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diff --git a/doc/user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md b/doc/user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md index 151ee4728ad..e853bfff444 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md +++ b/doc/user/project/pipelines/job_artifacts.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ to GitLab using GitLab Runner version 1.0 and up. It will not be possible to browse old artifacts already uploaded to GitLab. >- This is the user documentation. For the administration guide see - [administration/job_artifacts.md](../../../administration/job_artifacts.md). + [administration/job_artifacts](../../../administration/job_artifacts.md). Artifacts is a list of files and directories which are attached to a job after it completes successfully. This feature is enabled by default in all @@ -29,25 +29,31 @@ pdf: artifacts: paths: - mycv.pdf + expire_in: 1 week ``` A job named `pdf` calls the `xelatex` command in order to build a pdf file from the latex source file `mycv.tex`. We then define the `artifacts` paths which in turn are defined with the `paths` keyword. All paths to files and directories -are relative to the repository that was cloned during the build. +are relative to the repository that was cloned during the build. These uploaded +artifacts will be kept in GitLab for 1 week as defined by the `expire_in` +definition. You have the option to keep the artifacts from expiring via the +[web interface](#browsing-job-artifacts). If you don't define an expiry date, +the artifacts will be kept forever. -For more examples on artifacts, follow the artifacts reference in -[`.gitlab-ci.yml` documentation](../../../ci/yaml/README.md#artifacts). +For more examples on artifacts, follow the [artifacts reference in +`.gitlab-ci.yml`](../../../ci/yaml/README.md#artifacts). ## Browsing job artifacts >**Note:** -With GitLab 9.2, PDFs, images, videos and other formats can be previewed directly -in the job artifacts browser without the need to download them. +With GitLab 9.2, PDFs, images, videos and other formats can be previewed +directly in the job artifacts browser without the need to download them. -After a job finishes, if you visit the job's specific page, you can see -that there are two buttons. One is for downloading the artifacts archive and -the other for browsing its contents. +After a job finishes, if you visit the job's specific page, there are three +buttons. You can download the artifacts archive or browse its contents, whereas +the **Keep** button appears only if you have set an [expiry date] to the +artifacts in case you changed your mind and want to keep them.  @@ -103,7 +109,7 @@ https://example.com/<namespace>/<project>/builds/artifacts/<ref>/download?job=<j To download a single file from the artifacts use the following URL: ``` -https://example.com/<namespace>/<project>/builds/artifacts/<ref>/file/<path_to_file>?job=<job_name> +https://example.com/<namespace>/<project>/builds/artifacts/<ref>/raw/<path_to_file>?job=<job_name> ``` For example, to download the latest artifacts of the job named `coverage` of @@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ To download the file `coverage/index.html` from the same artifacts use the following URL: ``` -https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/builds/artifacts/master/file/coverage/index.html?job=coverage +https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/builds/artifacts/master/raw/coverage/index.html?job=coverage ``` There is also a URL to browse the latest job artifacts: @@ -145,3 +151,5 @@ information in the UI.  + +[expiry date]: ../../../ci/yaml/README.md#artifacts-expire_in |