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diff --git a/doc/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md b/doc/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md index a304a8d108d..ddc650c3924 100644 --- a/doc/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md +++ b/doc/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md @@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ A fork is a personal copy of the repository and all its branches, which you crea in a namespace of your choice. Make changes in your own fork and submit them through a merge request to the repository you don't have access to. +The forked project uses a +[deduplication strategy](../../../development/git_object_deduplication.md) +to have a potentially smaller storage space than the source project. Forked projects +can access the object pool connected to the source project. + ## Create a fork > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/15013) a new form in GitLab 13.11 [with a flag](../../../user/feature_flags.md) named `fork_project_form`. Disabled by default. |