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diff --git a/doc/workflow/protected_branches.md b/doc/workflow/protected_branches.md index d854ec1e025..67adfc2f43a 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/protected_branches.md +++ b/doc/workflow/protected_branches.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# Protected branches +# Protected Branches Permissions in GitLab are fundamentally defined around the idea of having read or write permission to the repository and branches. @@ -28,4 +28,28 @@ For those workflows, you can allow everyone with write access to push to a prote On already protected branches you can also allow developers to push to the repository by selecting the `Developers can push` check box. -
\ No newline at end of file + + +## Wildcard Protected Branches + +>**Note:** +This feature was added in GitLab 8.10. + +1. You can specify a wildcard protected branch, which will protect all branches matching the wildcard. For example: + + | Wildcard Protected Branch | Matching Branches | + |---------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------| + | `*-stable` | `production-stable`, `staging-stable` | + | `production/*` | `production/app-server`, `production/load-balancer` | + | `*gitlab*` | `gitlab`, `gitlab/staging`, `master/gitlab/production` | + +1. Protected branch settings (like "Developers Can Push") apply to all matching branches. + +1. Two different wildcards can potentially match the same branch. For example, `*-stable` and `production-*` would both match a `production-stable` branch. + >**Note:** + If _any_ of these protected branches have "Developers Can Push" set to true, then `production-stable` has it set to true. + +1. If you click on a protected branch's name, you will be presented with a list of all matching branches: + +  + |