Docs: Add tip for symbolic links as CI include

c34682ff · Michael Friedrich · Russell Dickenson · 6e557832 · c34682ff
Commit c34682ff authored Apr 23, 2020 by Michael Friedrich Committed by Russell Dickenson Apr 23, 2020
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@@ -366,6 +366,15 @@ include:
  - local: '/templates/.gitlab-ci-template.yml'
 ```

+TIP: **Tip:**
+Local includes can be used as a replacement for symbolic links which are not followed.
+
+This can be defined as a short local include:
+
+```yaml
+include: '.gitlab-ci-production.yml'
+```
+
 #### `include:file`

 > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/53903) in GitLab 11.7.