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diff --git a/doc/user/project/import/manifest.md b/doc/user/project/import/manifest.md index c125102b0c9..514a6a0cb5a 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/import/manifest.md +++ b/doc/user/project/import/manifest.md @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w # Import multiple repositories by uploading a manifest file **(FREE)** -> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/28811) in GitLab 11.2. +> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/issues/28811) in GitLab 11.2. +> - Ability to re-import projects [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/23905) in GitLab 15.9. GitLab allows you to import all the required Git repositories based on a manifest file like the one used by the @@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ repositories like the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). A manifest must be an XML file. There must be one `remote` tag with a `review` attribute that contains a URL to a Git server, and each `project` tag must have -a `name` and `path` attribute. GitLab will then build the URL to the repository +a `name` and `path` attribute. GitLab then builds the URL to the repository by combining the URL from the `remote` tag with a project name. A path attribute is used to represent the project path in GitLab. @@ -59,6 +60,6 @@ To start the import: 1. Select a group you want to import to (you need to create a group first if you don't have one). 1. Select **List available repositories**. At this point, you are redirected to the import status page with projects list based on the manifest file. -1. Check the list and select **Import all repositories** to start the import. - -  +1. To import: + - All projects for the first time: Select **Import all repositories**. + - Individual projects again: Select **Re-import**. Specify a new name and select **Re-import** again. Re-importing creates a new copy of the source project. |