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diff --git a/doc/raketasks/import.md b/doc/raketasks/import.md
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@@ -19,16 +19,15 @@ your repositories are located by looking at `config/gitlab.yml` under the `gitla
New folder needs to have git user ownership and read/write/execute access for git user and its group:
```
-# Replace /var/opt/gitlab/git-data with /home/git if you are using an
-# installation from source.
sudo -u git mkdir /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/new_group
```
+If you are using an installation from source, replace `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data`
+with `/home/git`.
+
### Copy your bare repositories inside this newly created folder:
```
-# Replace /var/opt/gitlab/git-data with /home/git if you are using an
-# installation from source.
sudo cp -r /old/git/foo.git /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/new_group/
# Do this once when you are done copying git repositories
@@ -37,6 +36,9 @@ sudo chown -R git:git /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/new_group/
`foo.git` needs to be owned by the git user and git users group.
+If you are using an installation from source, replace `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data`
+with `/home/git`.
+
### Run the command below depending on your type of installation:
#### Omnibus Installation