Commit d15060fb authored by Bob Van Landuyt's avatar Bob Van Landuyt

Update documentation for redirects

parent ce69419a
...@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ and Git push/pull redirects. ...@@ -128,11 +128,9 @@ and Git push/pull redirects.
Depending on the situation, different things apply. Depending on the situation, different things apply.
When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username) or When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username),
[changing a group path](../group/index.md#changing-a-group-s-path): [changing a group path](../group/index.md#changing-a-group-s-path) or [renaming a repository](settings/index.md#renaming-a-repository):
- **The redirect to the new URL is permanent**, which means that the original
namespace can't be claimed again by any group or user.
- Existing web URLs for the namespace and anything under it (e.g., projects) will - Existing web URLs for the namespace and anything under it (e.g., projects) will
redirect to the new URLs. redirect to the new URLs.
- Starting with GitLab 10.3, existing Git remote URLs for projects under the - Starting with GitLab 10.3, existing Git remote URLs for projects under the
...@@ -141,9 +139,5 @@ When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username) or ...@@ -141,9 +139,5 @@ When [renaming a user](../profile/index.md#changing-your-username) or
your remote will be displayed instead of rejecting your action. your remote will be displayed instead of rejecting your action.
This means that any automation scripts, or Git clients will continue to This means that any automation scripts, or Git clients will continue to
work after a rename, making any transition a lot smoother. work after a rename, making any transition a lot smoother.
To avoid pulling from or pushing to an entirely incorrect repository, the old - The redirects will be available as long as the original path is not claimed by
path will be reserved. another group, user or project.
When [renaming-a-repository](settings/index.md#renaming-a-repository), the same
things apply, except for the Git push/pull actions which will be rejected with a
warning message to change to the new remote URL.
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