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# Repository
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A [repository](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Getting-a-Git-Repository)
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is what you use to store your codebase in GitLab and change it with version control.
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A repository is part of a [project](../index.md), which has a lot of other features.
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## Create a repository
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To create a new repository, all you need to do is
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[create a new project](../../../gitlab-basics/create-project.md).
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Once you create a new project, you can add new files via UI
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(read the section below) or via command line.
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To add files from the command line, follow the instructions that will
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be presented on the screen when you create a new project, or read
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through them in the [command line basics](../../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md)
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documentation.
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> **Important:**
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For security reasons, when using the command line, we strongly recommend
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that you [connect with GitLab via SSH](../../../ssh/README.md).
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## Files
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### Create and edit files
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Host your codebase in GitLab repositories by pushing your files to GitLab.
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You can either use the user interface (UI), or connect your local computer
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with GitLab [through the command line](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md#start-working-on-your-project).
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To configure [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) to build, test, and deploy
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you code, add a file called [.`gitlab-ci.yml`](../../../ci/quick_start/README.md)
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to your repository's root.
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**From the user interface:**
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GitLab's UI allows you to perform lots of Git commands without having to
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touch the command line. Even if you use the command line regularly, sometimes
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it's easier to do so [via GitLab UI](web_editor.md):
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- [Create a file](web_editor.md#create-a-file)
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- [Upload a file](web_editor.md#upload-a-file)
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- [File templates](web_editor.md#template-dropdowns)
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- [Create a directory](web_editor.md#create-a-directory)
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- [Start a merge request](web_editor.md#tips)
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**From the command line:**
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To get started with the command line, please read through the
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[command line basics documentation](../../../gitlab-basics/command-line-commands.md).
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### Find files
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Use GitLab's [file finder](../../../workflow/file_finder.md) to search for files in a repository.
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## Branches
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When you submit changes in a new [branch](branches/index.md), you create a new version
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of that project's file tree. Your branch contains all the changes
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you are presenting, which are detected by Git line by line.
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To continue your workflow, once you pushed your changes to a new branch,
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you can create a [merge request](../merge_requests/index.md), perform
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inline code review, and [discuss](../../discussions/index.md)
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your implementation with your team.
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You can live preview changes submitted to a new branch with
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[Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md).
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With [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/products/), you can also request
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[approval](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.html) from your managers.
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To create, delete, and [branches](branches/index.md) via GitLab's UI:
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- [Default branches](branches/index.md#default-branch)
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- [Create a branch](web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch)
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- [Protected branches](../protected_branches.md#protected-branches)
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- [Delete merged branches](branches/index.md#delete-merged-branches)
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Alternatively, you can use the
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[command line](../../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md#create-a-branch).
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To learn more about branching strategies read through the
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[GitLab Flow](../../../university/training/gitlab_flow.md) documentation.
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## Commits
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When you [commit your changes](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Recording-Changes-to-the-Repository),
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you are introducing those changes to your branch.
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Via command line, you can commit multiple times before pushing.
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- **Commit message:**
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A commit message is important to identity what is being changed and,
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more importantly, why. In GitLab, you can add keywords to the commit
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message that will perform one of the actions below:
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- **Trigger a GitLab CI/CD pipeline:**
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If you have your project configured with [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md),
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you will trigger a pipeline per push, not per commit.
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- **Skip pipelines:**
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You can add to you commit message the keyword
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[`[ci skip]`](../../../ci/yaml/README.html#skipping-jobs)
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and GitLab CI will skip that pipeline.
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- **Cross-link issues and merge requests:**
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[Cross-linking](../issues/crosslinking_issues.md#from-commit-messages)
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is great to keep track of what's is somehow related in your workflow.
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If you mention an issue or a merge request in a commit message, they will be shown
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on their respective thread.
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- **Cherry-pick a commit:**
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In GitLab, you can
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[cherry-pick a commit](../merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md#cherry-picking-a-commit)
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right from the UI.
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- **Revert a commit:**
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Easily [revert a commit](../merge_requests/revert_changes.md#reverting-a-commit)
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from the UI to a selected branch.
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- **Sign a commit:**
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Use GPG to [sign your commits](gpg_signed_commits/index.md).
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## Repository size
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In GitLab.com, your repository size limit it 10GB. For other instances,
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the repository size is limited by your system administrators.
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You can also [reduce a repository size using Git](reducing_the_repo_size_using_git.md).
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## Contributors
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All the contributors to your codebase are displayed under your project's **Settings > Contributors**.
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They are ordered from the collaborator with the greatest number
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of commits to the fewest, and displayed on a nice graph:
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## Repository graph
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The repository graph displays visually the Git flow strategy used in that repository:
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Find it under your project's **Repository > Graph**.
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## Compare
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Select branches to compare and view the changes inline:
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Find it under your project's **Repository > Compare**.
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## Locked files
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> Available in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/products/).
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Lock your files to prevent any conflicting changes.
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[File Locking](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/file_lock.html) is available only in
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[GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/products/).
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## Repository's API
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You can access your repos via [repository API](../../../api/repositories.md).
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