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authorBob Van Landuyt <bob@vanlanduyt.co>2018-03-05 13:43:50 +0100
committerBob Van Landuyt <bob@vanlanduyt.co>2018-03-28 14:12:08 +0200
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Update documentation for redirects
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@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ and Git push/pull redirects.
Depending on the situation, different things apply.
-When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username) or
-[changing a group path](../group/index.md#changing-a-group-s-path):
+When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username),
+[changing a group path](../group/index.md#changing-a-group-s-path) or [renaming a repository](settings/index.md#renaming-a-repository):
-- **The redirect to the new URL is permanent**, which means that the original
- namespace can't be claimed again by any group or user.
- Existing web URLs for the namespace and anything under it (e.g., projects) will
redirect to the new URLs.
- Starting with GitLab 10.3, existing Git remote URLs for projects under the
@@ -141,9 +139,5 @@ When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username) or
your remote will be displayed instead of rejecting your action.
This means that any automation scripts, or Git clients will continue to
work after a rename, making any transition a lot smoother.
- To avoid pulling from or pushing to an entirely incorrect repository, the old
- path will be reserved.
-
-When [renaming-a-repository](settings/index.md#renaming-a-repository), the same
-things apply, except for the Git push/pull actions which will be rejected with a
-warning message to change to the new remote URL.
+- The redirects will be available as long as the original path is not claimed by
+ another group, user or project.