There are two acceptable ways with GitLab to merge the master branch into another. Which approach a developer chooses willdepend whether the branchthey want master to merge into is protected or not. If the developer wants to merge master into a branch that’s protected, they m...
GitLab, andBitbucketalso let you rename branches within a GUI directly through their web interfaces. If you’re away from your local development environment but still want to rename a branch quickly or just prefer the visual route, this is undoubtedly the way forward....
Let's say you have completed your work on a new feature branch (in the below example "feature/login") and now want to merge it back into the "main" branch. But before doing so, you'd like to clean up and squash the new commits into a single one:...
Third-party security scanners or custom-built security scanners can be integrated into GitLab to populate the merge request widget, Pipeline Security section, Vulnerability Report, vulnerability pages, Security dashboard, and Scan Result Policies. Let's review each integration....
Git branches are small in size, but you may not want extras around. This post will explain how to perform a "git delete" on a local branch.
Non-Git project Alternatively, if you have not initiated Git in your project, you will need to initialize Git, commit existing files, and push to GitLab as follows: git init --initial-branch=main git remote add origin git@gitlab.com:gitlab-da/playground/abubakar/new-test-repo.git ...
When encountering a merge conflict, the first step is to find out where the merge conflict occurred. There are several handy commands that can help you view more information related to your merge conflict. After merging with an upstream branch using thegit merge <branch-name>command, the output...
git@DELETE/c/local/branch(main)$ git branch -a* mainnew-branchold-branch git@DELETE/c/local/branch(main)$ git branch --delete mainerror: Cannot delete branch 'main' checked out at 'C:/git/delete' Switch before you delete In the above example, the user tried to delete the main Git ...
Welcome, GitLab contributor! As you work on your contributions, Merge Request (MR) Coaches are here to help you succeed. This guide explains how we can support you throughout your contribution journey. What is a Merge Request Coach? MR Coaches are GitLab team members with a special interest...
In particular you can see the status of the main branch in the fork with respect to cbernet/main, which is the same branch in the official repository, the mother of your fork. Click on Contribute and open a pull request. This opens a new window: ...