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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-05-05 21:09:43 +0300 |
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committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2020-05-05 21:09:43 +0300 |
commit | 38ceebb9b3a541f8530b379d5b5ab5e13ffc58ed (patch) | |
tree | 7a0494f677459f96e6deda30da4069b7c038eca4 /doc/push_rules/push_rules.md | |
parent | 0d09054d162458364ce3fc431506c182e2a5fa4f (diff) |
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diff --git a/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md b/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md index f0d45efb1b0..15d09b31726 100644 --- a/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md +++ b/doc/push_rules/push_rules.md @@ -43,11 +43,18 @@ you want the branches to start with a certain name because you have different GitLab CI/CD jobs (`feature`, `hotfix`, `docker`, `android`, etc.) that rely on the branch name. -Your developers however, don't always remember that policy, so they push -various branches and CI pipelines do not work as expected. By restricting the -branch names globally in Push Rules, you can now sleep without the anxiety -of your developers' mistakes. Every branch that doesn't match your push rule -will get rejected. +Your developers, however, don't always remember that policy, so they might push to +various branches, and CI pipelines might not work as expected. By restricting the +branch names globally in Push Rules, such mistakes are prevented. +Any branch name that doesn't match your push rule will get rejected. + +Note that the name of your default branch is always allowed, regardless of the branch naming +regular expression (regex) specified. GitLab is configured this way +because merges typically have the default branch as their target. +If you have other target branches, include them in your regex. (See [Enabling push rules](#enabling-push-rules)). + +The default branch also defaults to being a [protected branch](../user/project/protected_branches.md), +which already limits users from pushing directly. ### Custom Push Rules **(CORE ONLY)** |