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diff --git a/doc/development/shell_commands.md b/doc/development/shell_commands.md index 42f17e19536..821027f43fa 100644 --- a/doc/development/shell_commands.md +++ b/doc/development/shell_commands.md @@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ path = File.join(repo_path, user_input) File.read(path) ``` +If you have to use user input a relative path, prefix `./` to the path. + +Prefixing user-supplied paths also offers extra protection against paths +starting with `-` (see the discussion about using `--` above). + ## Guard against path traversal Path traversal is a security where the program (GitLab) tries to restrict user |