Replace SKIP_MR option with DRY_RUN mode on redirects Rake task

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/doc/raketasks.md b/doc/raketasks.md
index b30670b6..6cef7f2a 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks.md
@@ -32,13 +32,16 @@ as seen in the "Local tasks" section of the [issue template](https://gitlab.com/
    - Use `brew list` and see if `jq` is in the list.
    - If it is not installed, run `brew install jq`.
 
-1. Optional. Run the rake task locally in your `gitlab-docs` directory in a "dry run" mode
-   that does not create any MRs:
+1. Run the rake task locally in your `gitlab-docs` directory in a "dry run" mode that does not make any local changes or
+   create merge requests:
 
    ```shell
-   SKIP_MR=true bundle exec rake docs:clean_redirects
+   DRY_RUN=true bundle exec rake docs:clean_redirects
    ```
 
+   Check that this runs succesfully before continuing. If it doesn't run successfully, correct any errors before
+   continuing.
+
 1. Run the rake task locally in your `gitlab-docs` directory. This command creates up to five
    merge requests:
 
@@ -62,12 +65,6 @@ The task:
 Once all the MRs have been created, be sure to edit them to cross link between
 them and the recurring tasks issue.
 
-To omit the automatic merge request creation:
-
-```shell
-SKIP_MR=true bundle exec rake docs:clean_redirects
-```
-
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