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# Issue closing pattern **(CORE ONLY)**
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>**Note:**
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This is the administration documentation. There is a separate [user documentation](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically)
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on issue closing pattern.
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When a commit or merge request resolves one or more issues, it is possible to
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automatically have these issues closed when the commit or merge request lands
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in the project's default branch.
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## Change the issue closing pattern
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In order to change the pattern you need to have access to the server that GitLab
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is installed on.
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The default pattern can be located in [`gitlab.yml.example`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/config/gitlab.yml.example)
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under the "Automatic issue closing" section.
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> **Tip:**
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You are advised to use <https://rubular.com> to test the issue closing pattern.
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Because Rubular doesn't understand `%{issue_ref}`, you can replace this by
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`#\d+` when testing your patterns, which matches only local issue references like `#123`.
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**For Omnibus installations**
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1. Open `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` with your editor.
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1. Change the value of `gitlab_rails['gitlab_issue_closing_pattern']` to a regular
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expression of your liking:
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gitlab_issue_closing_pattern'] = "\b((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]|ing)|\b[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?%{issue_ref}(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+)"
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```
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1. [Reconfigure](restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) GitLab for the changes to take effect.
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**For installations from source**
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1. Open `gitlab.yml` with your editor.
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1. Change the value of `issue_closing_pattern`:
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```yaml
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issue_closing_pattern: "\b((?:[Cc]los(?:e[sd]|ing)|\b[Ff]ix(?:e[sd]|ing)?) +(?:(?:issues? +)?%{issue_ref}(?:(?:, *| +and +)?))+)"
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```
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1. [Restart](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) GitLab for the changes to take effect.
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