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diff --git a/doc/user/snippets.md b/doc/user/snippets.md index 8397c0b00ef..7efb6bafee7 100644 --- a/doc/user/snippets.md +++ b/doc/user/snippets.md @@ -1,34 +1,51 @@ # Snippets -Snippets are little bits of code or text. +With GitLab Snippets you can store and share bits of code and text with other users.  -There are 2 types of snippets - project snippets and personal snippets. +There are 2 types of snippets, personal snippets and project snippets. -## Comments - -With GitLab Snippets you engage in a conversation about that piece of code, -facilitating the collaboration among users. +## Personal snippets -> **Note:** -Comments on snippets was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/12910) in [GitLab Community Edition 9.2](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/05/22/gitlab-9-2-released/#comments-for-personal-snippets). +Personal snippets are not related to any project and can be created completely +independently. There are 3 visibility levels that can be set, public, internal +and private. See [Public access](../public_access/public_access.md) for more information. ## Project snippets -Project snippets are always related to a specific project - see [Project's features](project/index.md#project-39-s-features) for more information. +Project snippets are always related to a specific project. +See [Project's features](project/index.md#project-39-s-features) for more information. -## Personal snippets +## Discover snippets + +There are two main ways of how you can discover snippets in GitLab. -Personal snippets are not related to any project and can be created completely independently. There are 3 visibility levels that can be set (public, internal, private - see [Public Access](../public_access/public_access.md) for more information). +For exploring all snippets that are visible to you, you can go to the Snippets +dashboard of your GitLab instance via the top navigation. For GitLab.com you can +find it [here](https://gitlab.com/dashboard/snippets). This navigates you to an +overview that shows snippets you created and allows you to explore all snippets. + +If you want to discover snippets that belong to a specific project, you can navigate +to the Snippets page via the left side navigation on the project page. + +## Snippet comments + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/12910) in GitLab 9.2. + +With GitLab Snippets you engage in a conversation about that piece of code, +facilitating the collaboration among users. ## Downloading snippets You can download the raw content of a snippet. -By default snippets will be downloaded with Linux-style line endings (`LF`). If you want to preserve the original line endings you need to add a parameter `line_ending=raw` (eg. `https://gitlab.com/snippets/SNIPPET_ID/raw?line_ending=raw`). In case a snippet was created using the GitLab web interface the original line ending is Windows-like (`CRLF`). +By default snippets will be downloaded with Linux-style line endings (`LF`). If +you want to preserve the original line endings you need to add a parameter `line_ending=raw` +(e.g., `https://gitlab.com/snippets/SNIPPET_ID/raw?line_ending=raw`). In case a +snippet was created using the GitLab web interface the original line ending is Windows-like (`CRLF`). -## Embedded Snippets +## Embedded snippets > Introduced in GitLab 10.8. |