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# GitLab Quick Actions
# GitLab quick actions **(FREE)**
> - Introduced in [GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/26672):
> - Introduced in [GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/26672):
> once an action is executed, an alert appears when a quick action is successfully applied.
> once an action is executed, an alert appears when a quick action is successfully applied.
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> `/` into a description or comment field, all available quick actions are displayed in a scrollable list.
> `/` into a description or comment field, all available quick actions are displayed in a scrollable list.
> - The rebase quick action was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/49800) in GitLab 13.8.
> - The rebase quick action was [introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/49800) in GitLab 13.8.
Quick actions are textual shortcuts for common actions on issues, epics, merge requests,
Quick actions are text-based shortcuts for common actions that are usually done
and commits that are usually done by clicking buttons or dropdowns in the GitLab UI.
by selecting buttons or dropdowns in the GitLab user interface. You can enter
You can enter these commands in the description or in comments of issues, epics, merge requests, and commits.
these commands in the descriptions or comments of issues, epics, merge requests,
Each command should be on a separate line in order to be properly detected and executed.
and commits.
## Quick Actions for issues, merge requests and epics
Be sure to enter each quick action on a separate line to allow GitLab to
properly detect and execute the commands.
The following quick actions are applicable to descriptions, discussions and threads in:
## Parameters
- Issues
- Merge requests
Many quick actions require a parameter. For example, the `/assign` quick action
- Epics **(PREMIUM)**
requires a username. GitLab uses [autocomplete characters](autocomplete_characters.md)
with quick actions to help users enter parameters, by providing a list of
| `/child_epic <epic>` | | | ✓ | Add child epic to `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/7330)). **(ULTIMATE)** |
| `/clone <path/to/project> [--with_notes]`| ✓ | | | Clone the issue to given project, or the current one if no arguments are given ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/9421) in GitLab 13.7). Copies as much data as possible as long as the target project contains equivalent labels, milestones, and so on. Does not copy comments or system notes unless `--with_notes` is provided as an argument. |
| `/close` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Close. |
| `/confidential` | ✓ | | | Make confidential. |
| `/copy_metadata <!merge_request>` | ✓ | ✓ | | Copy labels and milestone from another merge request in the project. |
| `/copy_metadata <#issue>` | ✓ | ✓ | | Copy labels and milestone from another issue in the project. |
| `/create_merge_request <branch name>` | ✓ | | | Create a new merge request starting from the current issue. |
| `/done` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Mark to do as done. |
| `/draft` | | ✓ | | Toggle the draft status. |
| `/due <date>` | ✓ | | | Set due date. Examples of valid `<date>` include `in 2 days`, `this Friday` and `December 31st`. |
| `/duplicate <#issue>` | ✓ | | | Close this issue and mark as a duplicate of another issue. **(FREE)** Also, mark both as related. **(STARTER)** |
| `/epic <epic>` | ✓ | | | Add to epic `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic. **(PREMIUM)** |
| `/estimate <<W>w <DD>d <hh>h <mm>m>` | ✓ | ✓ | | Set time estimate. For example, `/estimate 1w 3d 2h 14m`. |
| `/invite_email email1 email2` | ✓ | | | Add up to 6 e-mail participants. This action is behind feature flag `issue_email_participants` |
| `/iteration *iteration:"iteration name"` | ✓ | | | Set iteration. For example, to set the `Late in July` iteration: `/iteration *iteration:"Late in July"` ([introduced in GitLab 13.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/196795)). **(STARTER)** |
| `/label ~label1 ~label2` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add one or more labels. Label names can also start without a tilde (`~`), but mixed syntax is not supported. |
| `/lock` | ✓ | ✓ | | Lock the discussions. |
| `/merge` | | ✓ | | Merge changes. Depending on the project setting, this may be [when the pipeline succeeds](merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md), adding to a [Merge Train](../../ci/merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/merge_trains/index.md), etc. |
| `/move <path/to/project>` | ✓ | | | Move this issue to another project. |
| `/parent_epic <epic>` | | | ✓ | Set parent epic to `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10556)). **(ULTIMATE)** |
| `/publish` | ✓ | | | Publish issue to an associated [Status Page](../../operations/incident_management/status_page.md)([Introduced in GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/30906)) **(ULTIMATE)** |
| `/reassign @user1 @user2` | ✓ | ✓ | | Replace current assignees with those specified. **(STARTER)** |
| `/rebase` | | ✓ | | Rebase source branch. This schedules a background task that attempts to rebase the changes in the source branch on the latest commit of the target branch. If `/rebase` is used, `/merge` is ignored to avoid a race condition where the source branch is merged or deleted before it is rebased. If there are merge conflicts, GitLab displays a message that a rebase cannot be scheduled. Rebase failures are displayed with the merge request status. |
| `/reassign_reviewer @user1 @user2` | | ✓ | | Replace current reviewers with those specified. **(STARTER)** |
| `/relabel ~label1 ~label2` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Replace current labels with those specified. |
| `/relate #issue1 #issue2` | ✓ | | | Mark issues as related. **(STARTER)** |
| `/remove_child_epic <epic>` | | | ✓ | Remove child epic from `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/7330)). **(ULTIMATE)** |
| `/remove_zoom` | ✓ | | | Remove Zoom meeting from this issue ([introduced in GitLab 12.4](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/16609)). |
| `/reopen` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Reopen. |
| `/shrug <comment>` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Append the comment with `¯\＿(ツ)＿/¯`. |
| `/spend <time(-<h>h <mm>m)> <date(<YYYY-MM-DD>)>` | ✓ | ✓ | | Subtract spent time. Optionally, specify the date that time was spent on. For example, `/spend time(-1h 30m)` or `/spend time(-1h 30m) date(2018-08-26)`. |
| `/spend <time(<h>h <mm>m)> <date(<YYYY-MM-DD>)>` | ✓ | ✓ | | Add spent time. Optionally, specify the date that time was spent on. For example, `/spend time(1h 30m)` or `/spend time(1h 30m) date(2018-08-26)`. |
| `/submit_review` | | ✓ | | Submit a pending review ([introduced in GitLab 12.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/8041)). **(PREMIUM)** |
| `/assign_reviewer @user` or `/reviewer @user` or `/request_review @user` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Assign one user as a reviewer. |
| `/assign_reviewer @user1 @user2` or `/reviewer @user1 @user2` or `/request_review @user1 @user2` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Assign multiple users as reviewers. |
| `/assign_reviewer me` or `/reviewer me` or `/request_review me` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Assign yourself as a reviewer. |
| `/child_epic <epic>` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | Add child epic to `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/7330)). |
| `/clear_weight` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Clear weight. |
| `/clone <path/to/project> [--with_notes]`| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Clone the issue to given project, or the current one if no arguments are given ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/9421) in GitLab 13.7). Copies as much data as possible as long as the target project contains equivalent labels, milestones, and so on. Does not copy comments or system notes unless `--with_notes` is provided as an argument. |
| `/confidential` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Make confidential. |
| `/copy_metadata <!merge_request>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Copy labels and milestone from another merge request in the project. |
| `/copy_metadata <#issue>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Copy labels and milestone from another issue in the project. |
| `/create_merge_request <branch name>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Create a new merge request starting from the current issue. |
| `/done` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | Mark to do as done. |
| `/draft` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Toggle the draft status. |
| `/due <date>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Set due date. Examples of valid `<date>` include `in 2 days`, `this Friday` and `December 31st`. |
| `/duplicate <#issue>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Close this issue and mark as a duplicate of another issue. **(FREE)** Also, mark both as related. |
| `/epic <epic>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Add to epic `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic. |
| `/estimate <<W>w <DD>d <hh>h <mm>m>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Set time estimate. For example, `/estimate 1w 3d 2h 14m`. |
| `/invite_email email1 email2` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Add up to six email participants. This action is behind feature flag `issue_email_participants`. |
| `/iteration *iteration:"iteration name"` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Set iteration. For example, to set the `Late in July` iteration: `/iteration *iteration:"Late in July"` ([introduced in GitLab 13.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/196795)). |
| `/label ~label1 ~label2` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | Add one or more labels. Label names can also start without a tilde (`~`), but mixed syntax is not supported. |
| `/lock` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Lock the discussions. |
| `/merge` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Merge changes. Depending on the project setting, this may be [when the pipeline succeeds](merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md), or adding to a [Merge Train](../../ci/merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/merge_trains/index.md). |
| `/milestone %milestone` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Set milestone. |
| `/move <path/to/project>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Move this issue to another project. |
| `/parent_epic <epic>` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | Set parent epic to `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10556)). |
| `/promote` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Promote issue to epic. |
| `/publish` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Publish issue to an associated [Status Page](../../operations/incident_management/status_page.md)([Introduced in GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/30906)) |
| `/reassign @user1 @user2` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Replace current assignees with those specified. |
| `/rebase` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Rebase source branch. This schedules a background task that attempts to rebase the changes in the source branch on the latest commit of the target branch. If `/rebase` is used, `/merge` is ignored to avoid a race condition where the source branch is merged or deleted before it is rebased. If there are merge conflicts, GitLab displays a message that a rebase cannot be scheduled. Rebase failures are displayed with the merge request status. |
| `/reassign_reviewer @user1 @user2` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Replace current reviewers with those specified. |
| `/relabel ~label1 ~label2` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | Replace current labels with those specified. |
| `/relate #issue1 #issue2` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Mark issues as related. |
| `/remove_child_epic <epic>` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | Remove child epic from `<epic>`. The `<epic>` value should be in the format of `&epic`, `group&epic`, or a URL to an epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/7330)). |
| `/remove_due_date` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove due date. |
| `/remove_epic` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove from epic. |
| `/remove_estimate` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove time estimate. |
| `/remove_iteration` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove iteration ([introduced in GitLab 13.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/196795)). |
| `/remove_parent_epic` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | Remove parent epic from epic ([introduced in GitLab 12.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/10556)). |
| `/remove_time_spent` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove time spent. |
| `/remove_zoom` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Remove Zoom meeting from this issue ([introduced in GitLab 12.4](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/16609)). |
| `/shrug <comment>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | Append the comment with `¯\＿(ツ)＿/¯`. |
| `/spend <time(-<h>h <mm>m)> <date(<YYYY-MM-DD>)>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Subtract spent time. Optionally, specify the date that time was spent on. For example, `/spend time(-1h 30m)` or `/spend time(-1h 30m) date(2018-08-26)`. |
| `/spend <time(<h>h <mm>m)> <date(<YYYY-MM-DD>)>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Add spent time. Optionally, specify the date that time was spent on. For example, `/spend time(1h 30m)` or `/spend time(1h 30m) date(2018-08-26)`. |
| `/submit_review` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Submit a pending review ([introduced in GitLab 12.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/8041)). |
| `/weight <value>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Set weight. Valid options for `<value>` include `0`, `1`, `2`, and so on. |
| `/wip` | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | Toggle the draft status. |
| `/zoom <Zoom URL>` | **{check-circle}** Yes | **{dotted-circle}** No | **{dotted-circle}** No | Add Zoom meeting to this issue ([introduced in GitLab 12.4](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/16609)). |
## Commit messages
The following quick actions are applicable for commit messages:
The following quick actions are applicable for commit messages:
