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diff --git a/doc/user/project/repository/index.md b/doc/user/project/repository/index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..bb41eb41795 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/project/repository/index.md @@ -0,0 +1,150 @@ +# Repository + +A [repository](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository) +is what you use to store your codebase in GitLab and change it with version control. +A repository is part of a project, which has a lot of other features. + +## Create a repository + +To create a new repository, all you need to do is +[create a new project](../../../gitlab-basics/create-project.md). + +Once you create a new project, you can add new files via UI +(read the section below) or via command line. +To add files from the command line, follow the instructions that will +be presented on the screen when you create a new project, or read +through them in the [command line basics](../../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md) +documentation. + +> **Important:** +For security reasons, when using the command line, we strongly recommend +you to [connect with GitLab via SSH](../../../ssh/README.md). + +## Create and edit files + +Host your codebase in GitLab repositories by pushing your files to GitLab. +You can either use the user interface (UI), or connect your local computer +with GitLab [through the command line](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md#start-working-on-your-project). + +To configure [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) to build, test, and deploy +you code, add a file called [.`gitlab-ci.yml`](../../../ci/quick_start/README.md) +to your repository's root. + +**From the user interface:** + +GitLab's UI allows you to perform lots of Git commands without having to +touch the command line. Even if you use the command line regularly, sometimes +it's easier to do so [via GitLab UI](web_editor.md): + +- [Create a file](web_editor.md#create-a-file) +- [Upload a file](web_editor.md#upload-a-file) +- [File templates](web_editor.md#template-dropdowns) +- [Create a directory](web_editor.md#create-a-directory) +- [Start a merge request](web_editor.md#tips) + +**From the command line:** + +To get started with the command line, please read through the +[command line basics documentation](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md). + +## Branches + +When you submit changes in a new branch, you create a new version +of that project's file tree. Your branch contains all the changes +you are presenting, which are detected by Git line by line. + +To continue your workflow, once you pushed your changes to a new branch, +you can create a [merge request](../merge_requests/index.md), perform +inline code review, and [discuss](../../discussions/index.md) +your implementation with your team. +You can live preview changes submitted to a new branch with +[Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md). + +With [GitLab Enterprise Edition](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/) +subscriptions, you can also request +[approval](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.html#merge-request-approvals) from your managers. + +To create, delete, and branches via GitLab's UI: + +- [Create a branch](web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch) +- [Protected branches](../protected_branches.md#protected-branches) +- [Delete merged branches](branches/index.md#delete-merged-branches) + +Alternatively, you can use the +[command line](../../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md#create-a-branch). + +To learn more about branching strategies read through the +[GitLab Flow](../../../university/training/gitlab_flow.md) documentation. + +## Commits + +When you [commit your changes](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository), +you are introducing those changes to your branch. +Via command line, you can commit multiple times before pushing. + +- **Commit message:** +A commit message is important to identity what is being changed and, +more importantly, why. In GitLab, you can add keywords to the commit +message that will perform one of the actions below: + - **Trigger a GitLab CI/CD pipeline:** + If you have your project configured with [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md), + you will trigger a pipeline per push, not per commit. + - **Skip pipelines:** + You can add to you commit message the keyword + [`[ci skip]`](../../../ci/yaml/README.html#skipping-jobs) + and GitLab CI will skip that pipeline. + - **Cross-link issues and merge requests:** + [Cross-linking](../issues/crosslinking_issues.md#from-commit-messages) + is great to keep track of what's is somehow related in your workflow. + If you mention an issue or a merge request in a commit message, they will be shown + on their respective thread. +- **Cherry-pick a commit:** +In GitLab, you can +[cherry-pick a commit](../merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md#cherry-picking-a-commit) +right from the UI. +- **Revert a commit:** +Easily [revert a commit](../merge_requests/revert_changes.md#reverting-a-commit) +from the UI to a selected branch. + +## Repository size + +In GitLab.com, your repository size limit it 10GB. For other instances, +the repository size is limited by your system administrators. + +You can also [reduce a repository size using Git](reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md). + +## Contributors + +All the contributors to your codebase are displayed under your project's **Settings > Contributors**. + +They are ordered from the collaborator with the greatest number +of commits to the fewest, and displayed on a nice graph: + + + +## Repository graph + +The repository graph displays visually the Git flow strategy used in that repository: + + + +Find it under your project's **Repository > Graph**. + +## Compare + +Select branches to compare and view the changes inline: + + + +Find it under your project's **Repository > Compare**. + +## Locked files (EEP) + +Lock your files to prevent any conflicting changes. + +[File Locking](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/file_lock.html) is available only in +[GitLab Enterprise Edition Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/). + +## Repository's API + +You can access your repos via [repository API](../../../api/repositories.md). |