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diff --git a/doc/user/project/img/protected_branches_delete.png b/doc/user/project/img/protected_branches_delete.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..cfdfe6c6c29 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/project/img/protected_branches_delete.png diff --git a/doc/user/project/protected_branches.md b/doc/user/project/protected_branches.md index 7650020b37e..0570d9f471f 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/protected_branches.md +++ b/doc/user/project/protected_branches.md @@ -94,8 +94,33 @@ all matching branches:  +## Deleting a protected branch + +> [Introduced][ce-21393] in GitLab 9.3. + +From time to time, it may be required to delete or clean up branches that are +protected. + +User with [Master permissions][perm] and up can manually delete protected +branches via GitLab's web interface: + +1. Visit **Repository > Branches** +1. Click on the delete icon next to the branch you wish to delete +1. In order to prevent accidental deletion, an additional confirmation is + required + +  + +Deleting a protected branch is only allowed via the web interface, not via Git. +This means that you can't accidentally delete a protected branch from your +command line or a Git client application. + ## Changelog +**9.2** + +- Allow deletion of protected branches via the web interface [gitlab-org/gitlab-ce#21393][ce-21393] + **8.11** - Allow creating protected branches that can't be pushed to [gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!5081][ce-5081] @@ -110,4 +135,6 @@ all matching branches: [ce-4665]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/4665 "Allow specifying protected branches using wildcards" [ce-4892]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/4892 "Allow developers to merge into a protected branch without having push access" [ce-5081]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/5081 "Allow creating protected branches that can't be pushed to" +[ce-21393]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/21393 [ee-restrict]: http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/protected_branches.html#restricting-push-and-merge-access-to-certain-users +[perm]: ../permissions.md |
