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In GitLab Pages, you can configure rules to forward one URL to another using
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The GitLab Pages integration with Let's Encrypt (LE) allows you
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A Domain Name System (DNS) web service routes visitors to websites
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Every GitLab Pages project on GitLab.com is available under
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it secured by HTT... | ---
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The `release-cli` does not accept new features.
All new feature development happens in the `glab` CLI,
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title: Merge requ... |
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- [Generally av... | ---
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Merge requests in a public repository are also public, even when you create a
merge request for a [confidential issue](../issues/confidential_issues.md).
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or contain specific informat... | ---
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as the latest commit on another branch. The rest of the commits in the source branch
are not added to the t... | ---
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A [merge request](_index.md) proposes a set of changes to files in a branch in your repository. GitLab
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title: Creating merge requests
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When you revert a commit, you create a new commit (a revert commit) that reverses the
b... | ---
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title: Me... |
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A commit records and sends the source code changes to the [repository](../repository/_index.md).
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The overview page of a merge request displays status updates from services
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widgets area, but the content of th... | ---
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https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/conflicts | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/conflicts.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests | [
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- Working with forks of an autho... | ---
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description: The most common merge request flows in GitLab use forks, protected branches,
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ti... |
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GitLab Duo is designed to provide contextually relevant information during the lifecycle of a merge request.
## Generate a description by summarizing code changes
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GitLab provides tools for managing merge requests for your project and group.
## Delete a merge request
In most cases you should close, rather than delete, merge requests.
You cannot undo the deletion of a merge request.
Prerequisites:
- You must have the Owner role for the project.
To delete a merge request:
1... | ---
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When working with merge requests, you might encounter the following issues.
## Merge request cannot retrieve the pipeline status
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- **Merge when pipeline succeeds** and **Add to merge train when pipeline succeeds** [renamed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/409530) to **Auto-merge** in G... | ---
stage: Create
group: Code Review
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Set auto-merge on a merge request when you have reviewed its content,
so it can merge wi... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/csv_export | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/csv_export.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests | [
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Export all the data collected from a project's merge requests into a comma-separated values (CSV) file.
To export merge requests to a CSV file:
1. On the left sidebar, select **Search or... | ---
stage: Create
group: Code Review
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this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/reviews | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/_index.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/reviews | [
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"reviews"
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The merge request review process ensures that subject matter experts review your proposed changes
before they are merged. Reviewers add review comments to merge requests, and [suggest chan... | ---
stage: Create
group: Code Review
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Use merge request reviews to discuss and improve code before it merges
into your project... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/suggestions | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/suggestions.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/reviews | [
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"reviews"
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Reviewers can suggest code changes with a Markdown syntax in merge request diff threads.
The merge request author (or other users with the appropriate role) can apply any or
all suggestion... | ---
stage: Create
group: Code Review
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Suggest improvements to the code in a merge request, and commit those
improvements to th... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/approvals | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/_index.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals | [
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"approvals"
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To set up a review process for changes in your project, configure merge request approvals.
They help to ensure that changes are reviewed before they're merged into your project.
You can co... | ---
stage: Create
group: Source Code
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: To ensure all changes are reviewed, configure optional or required approvals
for merge r... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/settings | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/settings.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals | [
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"project",
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"approvals"
] | settings.md | Create | Source Code | To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments | Merge request approval settings | Define approval rules and limits in GitLab with merge request approval settings. Options include preventing author approval, requiring re-authentication, and removing approvals on new commits. |
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You can configure the settings for [merge request approvals](_index.md) to
ensure the approval rules meet your use case. You can also configure
[approval rules](rules.md), which define the numbe... | ---
stage: Create
group: Source Code
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Define approval rules and limits in GitLab with merge request approval
settings. Options... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/rules | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/rules.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/approvals | [
"doc",
"user",
"project",
"merge_requests",
"approvals"
] | rules.md | Create | Source Code | To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments | Merge request approval rules | Use approval rules to define the users or groups who should approve merge requests. Approvers can be optional or required. |
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Approval rules define how many [approvals](_index.md) a merge request must receive before it can
be merged, and which users should do the approving. They can be used in conjunction
with [code ow... | ---
stage: Create
group: Source Code
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Use approval rules to define the users or groups who should approve merge
requests. Appr... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/merge_requests/methods | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/project/merge_requests/_index.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/project/merge_requests/methods | [
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"methods"
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The merge method you select for your project determines how the changes in your
merge requests are merged into an existing branch.
The examples on this page assume a `main` branch with co... | ---
stage: Create
group: Source Code
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Your project's merge method determines whether to squash commits before
merging, and if ... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/comparison_dependency_and_container_scanning | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/comparison_dependency_and_container_scanning.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/application_security | [
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GitLab offers both [Dependency Scanning](dependency_scanning/_index.md) and
[Container Scanning](container_scanning/_index.md) to ensure coverage for all of these
dependency types. To cover as much of your risk area as possible, we encourage you to use all of our
security scanning tools:
- Dependency Scanning analyz... | ---
stage: Application Security Testing
group: Composition Analysis
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Dependency Scanning compared to Container Scanning
description: D... |
https://docs.gitlab.com/user/get-started-security | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/user/get-started-security.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/user/application_security | [
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"user",
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Identify and remediate vulnerabilities in your application's source code.
Integrate security testing into the software development lifecycle
by automatically scanning your code for potential security issues.
You can scan various programming languages and frameworks,
and detect vulnerabilities like SQL injection, cro... | ---
stage: Application Security Testing
group: Secret Detection
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
description: Test your application and resolve vulnerabilities.
title: Get s... |
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