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diff --git a/doc/user/project/wiki/group.md b/doc/user/project/wiki/group.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..731fed2595a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/project/wiki/group.md @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +--- +stage: Create +group: Editor +info: "To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments" +type: reference, how-to +--- + +# Group wikis **(PREMIUM)** + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13195) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 13.5. + +If you use GitLab groups to manage multiple projects, some of your documentation +might span multiple groups. You can create group wikis, instead of [project wikis](index.md), +to ensure all group members have the correct access permissions to contribute. +Group wikis are similar to [project wikis](index.md), with a few limitations: + +- [Git LFS](../../../topics/git/lfs/index.md) is not supported. +- Group wikis are not included in [global search](../../search/advanced_search.md). +- Changes to group wikis don't show up in the [group's activity feed](../../group/index.md#group-activity-analytics). +- Group wikis are enabled by default for **(PREMIUM)** and higher tiers. + You [can't turn them off from the GitLab user interface](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/208413). + +For updates, follow [the epic that tracks feature parity with project wikis](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2782). + +Similar to project wikis, group members with the [Developer role](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions) +and higher can edit group wikis. Group wiki repositories can be moved using the +[Group repository storage moves API](../../../api/group_repository_storage_moves.md). + +## View a group wiki + +To access a group wiki: + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Groups** and find your group. +1. To display the wiki, either: + - On the left sidebar, select **Wiki**. + - On any page in the project, use the <kbd>g</kbd> + <kbd>w</kbd> + [wiki keyboard shortcut](../../shortcuts.md). + +## Export a group wiki + +> Introduced in [GitLab 13.9](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/53247). + +Users with the [Owner role](../../permissions.md) in a group can +[import and export group wikis](../../group/settings/import_export.md) when importing +or exporting a group. + +Content created in a group wiki is not deleted when an account is downgraded or a +GitLab trial ends. The group wiki data is exported whenever the group owner of +the wiki is exported. + +To access the group wiki data from the export file if the feature is no longer +available, you have to: + +1. Extract the [export file tarball](../../group/settings/import_export.md) with + this command, replacing `FILENAME` with your file's name: + `tar -xvzf FILENAME.tar.gz` +1. Browse to the `repositories` directory. This directory contains a + [Git bundle](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-bundle) with the extension `.wiki.bundle`. +1. Clone the Git bundle into a new repository, replacing `FILENAME` with + your bundle's name: `git clone FILENAME.wiki.bundle` + +All files in the wiki are available in this Git repository. + +## Related topics + +- [Wiki settings for administrators](../../../administration/wikis/index.md) +- [Project wikis API](../../../api/wikis.md) +- [Group repository storage moves API](../../../api/group_repository_storage_moves.md) +- [Group wikis API](../../../api/group_wikis.md) +- [Wiki keyboard shortcuts](../../shortcuts.md#wiki-pages) +- [Epic: Feature parity with project wikis](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2782) |