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#### Merge Requests
| Create Topics - Merge Requests | Description |
|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Checking out merge requests locally](user/project/merge_requests/index.md#checkout-merge-requests-locally) | Tips for working with merge requests locally. |
| [Cherry-picking](user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md) | Use GitLab for cherry-picking changes. |
| [Merge request thread resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-thread-to-a-new-issue) | Resolve threads, move threads in a merge request to an issue, and only allow merge requests to be merged if all threads are resolved. |
| [Merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md) | Merge request management. |
| [Work In Progress "WIP" merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent merges of work-in-progress merge requests. |
| Create Topics - Merge Requests | Description |
|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Checking out merge requests locally](user/project/merge_requests/reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#checkout-merge-requests-locally) | Tips for working with merge requests locally. |
| [Cherry-picking](user/project/merge_requests/cherry_pick_changes.md) | Use GitLab for cherry-picking changes. |
| [Merge request thread resolution](user/discussions/index.md#moving-a-single-thread-to-a-new-issue) | Resolve threads, move threads in a merge request to an issue, and only allow merge requests to be merged if all threads are resolved. |
| [Merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/index.md) | Merge request management. |
| [Work In Progress "WIP" merge requests](user/project/merge_requests/work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent merges of work-in-progress merge requests. |
<div align="right">
<a type="button" class="btn btn-default" href="#overview">
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- [New issue by email](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#new-issue-via-email):
allow GitLab users to create a new issue by sending an email to a
user-specific email address.
- [New merge request by email](../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email):
- [New merge request by email](../user/project/merge_requests/creating_merge_requests.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email):
allow GitLab users to create a new merge request by sending an email to a
user-specific email address.
- [Service Desk](../user/project/service_desk.md): provide e-mail support to
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If you also host a public-facing GitLab instance at `hooli.com` and set your
incoming email domain to `hooli.com`, an attacker could abuse the "Create new
issue by email" or
"[Create new merge request by email](../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email)"
"[Create new merge request by email](../user/project/merge_requests/creating_merge_requests.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email)"
features by using a project's unique address as the email when signing up for
Slack, which would send a confirmation email, which would create a new issue or
merge request on the project owned by the attacker, allowing them to click the
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- [Auditor users](auditor_users.md): Users with read-only access to all projects, groups, and other resources on the GitLab instance. **(PREMIUM ONLY)**
- [Incoming email](incoming_email.md): Configure incoming emails to allow
users to [reply by email](reply_by_email.md), create [issues by email](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#new-issue-via-email) and
[merge requests by email](../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email), and to enable [Service Desk](../user/project/service_desk.md).
[merge requests by email](../user/project/merge_requests/creating_merge_requests.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email), and to enable [Service Desk](../user/project/service_desk.md).
- [Postfix for incoming email](reply_by_email_postfix_setup.md): Set up a
basic Postfix mail server with IMAP authentication on Ubuntu for incoming
emails.
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| [Container Scanning](../user/application_security/container_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Check your Docker containers for known vulnerabilities.|
| [Dependency Scanning](../user/application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Analyze your dependencies for known vulnerabilities. |
| [License Compliance](../user/application_security/license_compliance/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Search your project dependencies for their licenses. |
| [Security Test reports](../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#security-reports-ultimate) **(ULTIMATE)** | Check for app vulnerabilities. |
| [Security Test reports](../user/application_security/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Check for app vulnerabilities. |
## Examples
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- Deploy your app to different [environments](../environments.md).
- Install your own [GitLab Runner](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/).
- [Schedule pipelines](../../user/project/pipelines/schedules.md).
- Check for app vulnerabilities with [Security Test reports](../../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#security-reports-ultimate). **(ULTIMATE)**
- Check for app vulnerabilities with [Security Test reports](../../user/application_security/index.md). **(ULTIMATE)**
To see all CI/CD features, navigate back to the [CI/CD index](../README.md).
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required approvers.
Maintainers must check before merging if the merge request is introducing new
vulnerabilities, by inspecting the list in the Merge Request [Security
Widget](../user/project/merge_requests/index.md#security-reports-ultimate).
vulnerabilities, by inspecting the list in the Merge Request
[Security Widget](../user/application_security/index.md).
When in doubt, a [Security Engineer](https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/) can be involved. The list of detected
vulnerabilities must be either empty or containing:
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You can set a maximum size for display of diff files (patches).
For details about diff files, [View changes between files](../project/merge_requests/index.md#view-changes-between-file-versions).
For details about diff files, [View changes between files](../project/merge_requests/reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#view-changes-between-file-versions).
## Maximum diff patch size
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## Issues and merge requests within a group
Issues and merge requests are part of projects. For a given group, you can view all of the
[issues](../project/issues/index.md#issues-list) and [merge requests](../project/merge_requests/index.md#merge-requests-per-group) across all projects in that group,
[issues](../project/issues/index.md#issues-list) and [merge requests](../project/merge_requests/reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#view-merge-requests-for-all-projects-in-a-group) across all projects in that group,
together in a single list view.
### Bulk editing issues and merge requests
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With GitLab Enterprise Edition, you can also:
- Provide support with [Service Desk](project/service_desk.md).
- Improve collaboration with
[Merge Request Approvals](project/merge_requests/index.md#merge-request-approvals-starter),
[Multiple Assignees for Issues](project/issues/multiple_assignees_for_issues.md),
and [Multiple Issue Boards](project/issue_board.md#multiple-issue-boards).
- Improve collaboration with:
- [Merge Request Approvals](project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md). **(STARTER)**
- [Multiple Assignees for Issues](project/issues/multiple_assignees_for_issues.md). **(STARTER)**
- [Multiple Issue Boards](project/issue_board.md#multiple-issue-boards).
- Create formal relationships between issues with [Related Issues](project/issues/related_issues.md).
- Use [Burndown Charts](project/milestones/burndown_charts.md) to track progress during a sprint or while working on a new version of their software.
- Leverage [Elasticsearch](../integration/elasticsearch.md) with [Advanced Global Search](search/advanced_global_search.md) and [Advanced Syntax Search](search/advanced_search_syntax.md) for faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.
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---
type: index, reference
---
# Creating merge requests
Merge requests are the primary method of making changes to files in a GitLab project.
Changes are proposed by creating and submitting a merge request, which is then
[reviewed, and accepted (or rejected)](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md),
all within GitLab.
## Creating new merge requests
You can start creating a new merge request by clicking the **New merge request** button
on the **Merge Requests** page in a project. Then you must choose the source project and
branch that contain your changes, and the target project and branch where you want to merge
the changes into. Click on **Compare branches and continue** to go to the next step
and start filling in the merge request details.
When viewing the commits on a branch other than master in **Repository > Commits**, you
can click on the **Create merge request** button, and a new merge request will be started
using the current branch as the source, and `master` in the current project as the target.
If you have recently pushed changes to GitLab, the **Create merge request** button will
also appear in the top right of the:
- **Project** page.
- **Repository > Files** page.
- **Merge Requests** page.
In this case, the merge request will use the most recent branch you pushed changes
to as the source branch, and `master` in the current project as the target.
## Workflow for new merge requests
On the **New Merge Request** page, you can start by filling in the title and description
for the merge request. If there are are already commits on the branch, the title will
be pre-filled with the first line of the first commit message, and the description will
be pre-filled with any additional lines in the commit message. The title is the only
field that is mandatory in all cases.
From here, you can also:
- Set the merge request as a [work in progress](work_in_progress_merge_requests.md).
- Select the [assignee](#assignee), or [assignees](#multiple-assignees-starter). **(STARTER)**
- Select a [milestone](../milestones/index.md).
- Select [labels](../labels.md).
- Add any [merge request dependencies](merge_request_dependencies.md). **(PREMIUM)**
- Select [approval options](merge_request_approvals.md). **(STARTER)**
- Verify the source and target branches are correct.
- Enable the [delete source branch when merge request is accepted](#deleting-the-source-branch) option.
- Enable the [squash commits when merge request is accepted](squash_and_merge.md) option.
- If the merge request is from a fork, enable [Allow collaboration on merge requests across forks](allow_collaboration.md).
Many of these can be set when pushing changes from the command line, with
[Git push options](../push_options.md).
### Merge requests to close issues
If the merge request is being created to resolve an issue, you can add a note in the
description which will set it to [automatically close the issue](../issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically)
when merged.
If the issue is [confidential](../issues/confidential_issues.md), you may want to
use a different workflow for [merge requests for confidential issues](../issues/confidential_issues.md#merge-requests-for-confidential-issues),
to prevent confidential information from being exposed.
## Assignee
Choose an assignee to designate someone as the person responsible for the first
[review of the merge request](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md). Open the
drop down box to search for the user you wish to assign, and the merge request will be
added to their [assigned merge request list](../../search/index.md#issues-and-merge-requests).
### Multiple assignees **(STARTER)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/2004) in [GitLab Starter 11.11](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/).
Multiple people often review merge requests at the same time. GitLab allows you to
have multiple assignees for merge requests to indicate everyone that is reviewing or
accountable for it.
![multiple assignees for merge requests sidebar](img/multiple_assignees_for_merge_requests_sidebar.png)
To assign multiple assignees to a merge request:
1. From a merge request, expand the right sidebar and locate the **Assignees** section.
1. Click on **Edit** and from the dropdown menu, select as many users as you want
to assign the merge request to.
Similarly, assignees are removed by deselecting them from the same dropdown menu.
It's also possible to manage multiple assignees:
- When creating a merge request.
- Using [quick actions](../quick_actions.md#quick-actions-for-issues-merge-requests-and-epics).
## Deleting the source branch
When creating a merge request, select the "Delete source branch when merge
request accepted" option and the source branch will be deleted when the merge
request is merged. To make this option enabled by default for all new merge
requests, enable it in the [project's settings](../settings/index.md#merge-request-settings).
This option is also visible in an existing merge request next to the merge
request button and can be selected/deselected before merging. It's only visible
to users with [Maintainer permissions](../../permissions.md) in the source project.
If the user viewing the merge request does not have the correct permissions to
delete the source branch and the source branch is set for deletion, the merge
request widget will show the "Deletes source branch" text.
![Delete source branch status](img/remove_source_branch_status.png)
## Create new merge requests by email
_This feature needs [incoming email](../../../administration/incoming_email.md)
to be configured by a GitLab administrator to be available for CE/EE users, and
it's available on GitLab.com._
You can create a new merge request by sending an email to a user-specific email
address. The address can be obtained on the merge requests page by clicking on
a **Email a new merge request to this project** button. The subject will be
used as the source branch name for the new merge request and the target branch
will be the default branch for the project. The message body (if not empty)
will be used as the merge request description. You need
["Reply by email"](../../../administration/reply_by_email.md) enabled to use
this feature. If it's not enabled to your instance, you may ask your GitLab
administrator to do so.
This is a private email address, generated just for you. **Keep it to yourself**
as anyone who gets ahold of it can create issues or merge requests as if they were you.
You can add this address to your contact list for easy access.
![Create new merge requests by email](img/create_from_email.png)
_In GitLab 11.7, we updated the format of the generated email address.
However the older format is still supported, allowing existing aliases
or contacts to continue working._
### Adding patches when creating a merge request via e-mail
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/merge_requests/22723) in GitLab 11.5.
You can add commits to the merge request being created by adding
patches as attachments to the email. All attachments with a filename
ending in `.patch` will be considered patches and they will be processed
ordered by name.
The combined size of the patches can be 2MB.
If the source branch from the subject does not exist, it will be
created from the repository's HEAD or the specified target branch to
apply the patches. The target branch can be specified using the
[`/target_branch` quick action](../quick_actions.md). If the source
branch already exists, the patches will be applied on top of it.
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type: index, reference, concepts
type: index, reference
---
# Merge requests
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![Merge request view](img/merge_request.png)
## Overview
A Merge Request (**MR**) is the basis of GitLab as a code collaboration
and version control platform.
It is as simple as the name implies: a _request_ to _merge_ one branch into another.
With GitLab merge requests, you can:
- Compare the changes between two [branches](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell#_git_branching)
- [Review and discuss](../../discussions/index.md#threads) the proposed modifications inline
- Live preview the changes when [Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md) is configured for your project
- Build, test, and deploy your code in a per-branch basis with built-in [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md)
- Prevent the merge request from being merged before it's ready with [WIP MRs](#work-in-progress-merge-requests)
- View the deployment process through [Pipeline Graphs](../../../ci/pipelines.md#visualizing-pipelines)
- [Automatically close the issue(s)](../../project/issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically) that originated the implementation proposed in the merge request
- Assign it to any registered user, and change the assignee how many times you need
- Assign a [milestone](../../project/milestones/index.md) and track the development of a broader implementation
- Organize your issues and merge requests consistently throughout the project with [labels](../../project/labels.md)
- Add a time estimation and the time spent with that merge request with [Time Tracking](../time_tracking.md#time-tracking)
- [Resolve merge conflicts from the UI](#resolve-conflicts)
- Enable [fast-forward merge requests](#fast-forward-merge-requests)
- Enable [semi-linear history merge requests](#semi-linear-history-merge-requests) as another security layer to guarantee the pipeline is passing in the target branch
- [Create new merge requests by email](#create-new-merge-requests-by-email)
- [Allow collaboration](allow_collaboration.md) so members of the target project can push directly to the fork
- [Squash and merge](squash_and_merge.md) for a cleaner commit history
With **[GitLab Enterprise Edition][ee]**, you can also:
- Prepare a full review and submit it once it's ready with [Merge Request Reviews](../../discussions/index.md#merge-request-reviews-premium) **(PREMIUM)**
- View the deployment process across projects with [Multi-Project Pipelines](../../../ci/multi_project_pipelines.md) **(PREMIUM)**
- Request [approvals](merge_request_approvals.md) from your managers **(STARTER)**
- Analyze the impact of your changes with [Code Quality reports](code_quality.md) **(STARTER)**
- Manage the licenses of your dependencies with [License Compliance](../../application_security/license_compliance/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
- Analyze your source code for vulnerabilities with [Static Application Security Testing](../../application_security/sast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
- Analyze your running web applications for vulnerabilities with [Dynamic Application Security Testing](../../application_security/dast/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
- Analyze your dependencies for vulnerabilities with [Dependency Scanning](../../application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
- Analyze your Docker images for vulnerabilities with [Container Scanning](../../application_security/container_scanning/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
- Determine the performance impact of changes with [Browser Performance Testing](#browser-performance-testing-premium) **(PREMIUM)**
- Specify merge order dependencies with [Merge Request Dependencies](#merge-request-dependencies-premium) **(PREMIUM)**
A Merge Request (**MR**) is the basis of GitLab as a code collaboration and version
control platform. It is as simple as the name implies: a _request_ to _merge_ one
branch into another.
## Use cases
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1. You work on the implementation optimizing code with [Code Quality reports](code_quality.md) **(STARTER)**
1. You verify your changes with [JUnit test reports](../../../ci/junit_test_reports.md) in GitLab CI/CD
1. You avoid using dependencies whose license is not compatible with your project with [License Compliance reports](../../application_security/license_compliance/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)**
1. You request the [approval](#merge-request-approvals-starter) from your manager
1. Your manager pushes a commit with their final review, [approves the merge request](merge_request_approvals.md), and set it to [merge when pipeline succeeds](#merge-when-pipeline-succeeds) (Merge Request Approvals are available in GitLab Starter)
1. You request the [approval](merge_request_approvals.md) from your manager **(STARTER)**
1. Your manager:
1. Pushes a commit with their final review
1. [Approves the merge request](merge_request_approvals.md) **(STARTER)**
1. Sets it to [merge when pipeline succeeds](merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md)
1. Your changes get deployed to production with [manual actions](../../../ci/yaml/README.md#whenmanual) for GitLab CI/CD
1. Your implementations were successfully shipped to your customer
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1. You request your web designers for their implementation
1. You request the [approval](merge_request_approvals.md) from your manager **(STARTER)**
1. Once approved, your merge request is [squashed and merged](squash_and_merge.md), and [deployed to staging with GitLab Pages](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2016/08/26/ci-deployment-and-environments/)
1. Your production team [cherry picks](#cherry-pick-changes) the merge commit into production
## Merge requests per project
View all the merge requests within a project by navigating to **Project > Merge Requests**.
When you access your project's merge requests, GitLab will present them in a list,
and you can use the tabs available to quickly filter by open and closed. You can also [search and filter the results](../../search/index.md#issues-and-merge-requests-per-project).
![Project merge requests list view](img/project_merge_requests_list_view.png)
## Merge requests per group
View merge requests in all projects in the group, including all projects of all descendant subgroups of the group. Navigate to **Group > Merge Requests** to view these merge requests. This view also has the open and closed merge requests tabs.
You can [search and filter the results](../../search/index.md#issues-and-merge-requests-per-group) from here.
![Group Issues list view](img/group_merge_requests_list_view.png)
## Deleting the source branch
When creating a merge request, select the "Delete source branch when merge
request accepted" option and the source branch will be deleted when the merge
request is merged. To make this option enabled by default for all new merge
requests, enable it in the
[project's settings](../settings/index.md#merge-request-settings).
This option is also visible in an existing merge request next to the merge
request button and can be selected/deselected before merging. It's only visible
to users with [Maintainer permissions](../../permissions.md) in the source project.
If the user viewing the merge request does not have the correct permissions to
delete the source branch and the source branch is set for deletion, the merge
request widget will show the "Deletes source branch" text.
![Delete source branch status](img/remove_source_branch_status.png)
## Allow collaboration on merge requests across forks
When a user opens a merge request from a fork, they are given the option to allow
upstream maintainers to collaborate with them on the source branch. This allows
the maintainers of the upstream project to make small fixes or rebase branches
before merging, reducing the back and forth of accepting community contributions.
[Learn more about allowing upstream members to push to forks.](allow_collaboration.md)
1. Your production team [cherry picks](cherry_pick_changes.md) the merge commit into production
## Creating merge requests
While making changes to files in the `master` branch of a repository is possible, it is not
the common workflow. In most cases, a user will make changes in a [branch](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell#_git_branching),
then [create a merge request](creating_merge_requests.md) to request that the changes
be merged into another branch (often the `master` branch).
It is then [reviewed](#reviewing-and-managing-merge-requests), possibly updated after
discussions and suggestions, and finally approved and merged into the target branch.
Creating and reviewing merge requests is one of the most fundamental parts of working
with GitLab.
When [creating merge requests](creating_merge_requests.md), there are a number of features
to be aware of:
| Feature | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Adding patches when creating a merge request via e-mail](creating_merge_requests.md#adding-patches-when-creating-a-merge-request-via-e-mail) | Add commits to a merge request created by e-mail, by adding patches as e-mail attachments. |
| [Allow collaboration on merge requests across forks](allow_collaboration.md) | Allows the maintainers of an upstream project to collaborate on a fork, to make fixes or rebase branches before merging, reducing the back and forth of accepting community contributions. |
| [Assignee](creating_merge_requests.md#assignee) | Add an assignee to indicate who is reviewing or accountable for it. |
| [Automatic issue closing](../../project/issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically) | Set a merge request to close defined issues automatically as soon as it is merged. |
| [Create new merge requests by email](creating_merge_requests.md#create-new-merge-requests-by-email) | Create new merge requests by sending an email to a user-specific email address. |
| [Deleting the source branch](creating_merge_requests.md#deleting-the-source-branch) | Select the "Delete source branch when merge request accepted" option and the source branch will be deleted when the merge request is merged. |
| [Git push options](../push_options.md) | Use Git push options to create or update merge requests when pushing changes to GitLab with Git, without needing to use the GitLab interface. |
| [Labels](../../project/labels.md) | Organize your issues and merge requests consistently throughout the project. |
| [Merge request approvals](merge_request_approvals.md) **(STARTER)** | Set the number of necessary approvals and predefine a list of approvers that will need to approve every merge request in a project. |
| [Merge Request dependencies](merge_request_dependencies.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Specify that a merge request depends on other merge requests, enforcing a desired order of merging. |
| [Merge Requests for Confidential Issues](../issues/confidential_issues.md#merge-requests-for-confidential-issues) | Create merge requests to resolve confidential issues for preventing leakage or early release of sensitive data through regular merge requests. |
| [Milestones](../../project/milestones/index.md) | Track merge requests to achieve a broader goal in a certain period of time. |
| [Multiple assignees](creating_merge_requests.md#multiple-assignees-starter) **(STARTER)** | Have multiple assignees for merge requests to indicate everyone that is reviewing or accountable for it. |
| [Squash and merge](squash_and_merge.md) | Squash all changes present in a merge request into a single commit when merging, to allow for a neater commit history. |
| [Work In Progress merge requests](work_in_progress_merge_requests.md) | Prevent the merge request from being merged before it's ready |
## Reviewing and managing merge requests
Once a merge request has been [created](#creating-merge-requests) and submitted, there
are many powerful features that you can use during the review process to make sure only
the changes you want are merged into the repository.
For managers and administrators, it is also important to be able to view and manage
all the merge requests in a group or project. When [reviewing or managing merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md),
there are a number of features to be aware of:
| Feature | Description |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Bulk editing merge requests](../../project/bulk_editing.md) | Update the attributes of multiple merge requests simultaneously. |
| [Cherry-pick changes](cherry_pick_changes.md) | Cherry-pick any commit in the UI by simply clicking the **Cherry-pick** button in a merged merge requests or a commit. |
| [Commenting on any file line in merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#commenting-on-any-file-line-in-merge-requests) | Make comments directly on the exact line of a file you want to talk about. |
| [Discuss changes in threads in merge requests reviews](../../discussions/index.md) | Keep track of the progress during a code review by making and resolving comments. |
| [Fast-forward merge requests](fast_forward_merge.md) | For a linear Git history and a way to accept merge requests without creating merge commits |
| [Find the merge request that introduced a change](versions.md) | When viewing the commit details page, GitLab will link to the merge request(s) containing that commit. |
| [Ignore whitespace changes in Merge Request diff view](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#ignore-whitespace-changes-in-Merge-Request-diff-view) | Hide whitespace changes from the diff view for a to focus on more important changes. |
| [Incrementally expand merge request diffs](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#incrementally-expand-merge-request-diffs) | View the content directly above or below a change, to better understand the context of that change. |
| [Live preview with Review Apps](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#live-preview-with-review-apps) | Live preview the changes when Review Apps are configured for your project |
| [Merge request diff file navigation](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#merge-request-diff-file-navigation) | Quickly jump to any changed file within the diff view. |
| [Merge requests versions](versions.md) | Select and compare the different versions of merge request diffs |
| [Merge when pipeline succeeds](merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md) | Set a merge request that looks ready to merge to merge automatically when CI pipeline succeeds. |
| [Perform a Review](../../discussions/index.md#merge-request-reviews-premium) **(PREMIUM)** | Start a review in order to create multiple comments on a diff and publish them once you're ready. |
| [Pipeline status in merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#pipeline-status-in-merge-requests) | If using [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md), see pre and post-merge pipelines information, and which deployments are in progress. |
| [Post-merge pipeline status](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#post-merge-pipeline-status) | When a merge request is merged, see the post-merge pipeline status of the branch the merge request was merged into. |
| [Resolve conflicts](resolve_conflicts.md) | GitLab can provide the option to resolve certain merge request conflicts in the GitLab UI. |
| [Revert changes](revert_changes.md) | Revert changes from any commit from within a merge request. |
| [Semi-linear history merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#semi-linear-history-merge-requests) | Enable semi-linear history merge requests as another security layer to guarantee the pipeline is passing in the target branch |
| [Suggest changes](../../discussions/index.md#suggest-changes) | Add suggestions to change the content of merge requests directly into merge request threads, and easily apply them to the codebase directly from the UI. |
| [Time Tracking](../time_tracking.md#time-tracking) | Add a time estimation and the time spent with that merge request. |
| [View changes between file versions](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#view-changes-between-file-versions) | View what will be changed when a merge request is merged. |
| [View group merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#view-merge-requests-for-all-projects-in-a-group) | List and view the merge requests within a group. |
| [View project merge requests](reviewing_and_managing_merge_requests.md#view-project-merge-requests) | List and view the merge requests within a project. |
## Testing and reports in merge requests
GitLab has the ability to test the changes included in a merge request, and can display
or link to useful information directly in the merge request page:
| Feature | Description |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Browser Performance Testing](browser_performance_testing.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Quickly determine the performance impact of pending code changes. |
| [Code Quality](code_quality.md) **(STARTER)** | Analyze your source code quality using the [Code Climate](https://codeclimate.com/) analyzer and show the Code Climate report right in the merge request widget area. |
| [Display arbitrary job artifacts](../../../ci/yaml/README.md#artifactsexpose_as) | Configure CI pipelines with the `artifacts:expose_as` parameter to directly link to selected [artifacts](../pipelines/job_artifacts.md) in merge requests. |
| [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) | Build, test, and deploy your code in a per-branch basis with built-in CI/CD. |
| [JUnit test reports](../../../ci/junit_test_reports.md) | Configure your CI jobs to use JUnit test reports, and let GitLab display a report on the merge request so that it’s easier and faster to identify the failure without having to check the entire job log. |
| [Metrics Reports](../../../ci/metrics_reports.md) **(PREMIUM)** | Display the Metrics Report on the merge request so that it's fast and easy to identify changes to important metrics. |
| [Multi-Project pipelines](../../../ci/multi_project_pipelines.md) **(PREMIUM)** | When you set up GitLab CI/CD across multiple projects, you can visualize the entire pipeline, including all cross-project interdependencies. |
| [Pipelines for merge requests](../../../ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md) | Customize a specific pipeline structure for merge requests in order to speed the cycle up by running only important jobs. |
| [Pipeline Graphs](../../../ci/pipelines.md#visualizing-pipelines) | View the status of pipelines within the merge request, including the deployment process. |
### Security Reports **(ULTIMATE)**
In addition to the reports listed above, GitLab can do many types of [Security reports](../../application_security/index.md),
generated by scanning and reporting any vulnerabilities found in your project:
| Feature | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Container Scanning](../../application_security/container_scanning/index.md) | Analyze your Docker images for known vulnerabilities. |
| [Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)](../../application_security/dast/index.md) | Analyze your running web applications for known vulnerabilities. |
| [Dependency Scanning](../../application_security/dependency_scanning/index.md) | Analyze your dependencies for known vulnerabilities. |
| [License Compliance](../../application_security/license_compliance/index.md) | Manage the licenses of your dependencies. |
| [Static Application Security Testing (SAST)](../../application_security/sast/index.md) | Analyze your source code for known vulnerabilities. |
## Authorization for merge requests
There are two main ways to have a merge request flow with GitLab:
1. Working with [protected branches][] in a single repository
1. Working with [protected branches](../protected_branches.md) in a single repository
1. Working with forks of an authoritative project
[Learn more about the authorization for merge requests.](authorization_for_merge_requests.md)
## Cherry-pick changes
Cherry-pick any commit in the UI by simply clicking the **Cherry-pick** button
in a merged merge requests or a commit.
[Learn more about cherry-picking changes.](cherry_pick_changes.md)
## Semi-linear history merge requests
A merge commit is created for every merge, but the branch is only merged if
a fast-forward merge is possible. This ensures that if the merge request build
succeeded, the target branch build will also succeed after merging.
Navigate to a project's settings, select the **Merge commit with semi-linear
history** option under **Merge Requests: Merge method** and save your changes.
## Fast-forward merge requests
If you prefer a linear Git history and a way to accept merge requests without
creating merge commits, you can configure this on a per-project basis.
[Read more about fast-forward merge requests.](fast_forward_merge.md)
## Merge when pipeline succeeds
When reviewing a merge request that looks ready to merge but still has one or
more CI jobs running, you can set it to be merged automatically when CI
pipeline succeeds. This way, you don't have to wait for the pipeline to finish
and remember to merge the request manually.
[Learn more about merging when pipeline succeeds.](merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md)
## Resolve threads in merge requests reviews
Keep track of the progress during a code review with resolving comments.
Resolving comments prevents you from forgetting to address feedback and lets
you hide threads that are no longer relevant.
[Read more about resolving threads in merge requests reviews.](../../discussions/index.md)
## View changes between file versions
The **Changes** tab of a merge request shows the changes to files between branches or
commits. This view of changes to a file is also known as a **diff**. By default, the diff view
compares the file in the merge request branch and the file in the target branch.
The diff view includes the following:
- The file's name and path.
- The number of lines added and deleted.
- Buttons for the following options:
- Toggle comments for this file; useful for inline reviews.
- Edit the file in the merge request's branch.
- Show full file, in case you want to look at the changes in context with the rest of the file.
- View file at the current commit.
- Preview the changes with [Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md).
- The changed lines, with the specific changes highlighted.
![Example screenshot of a source code diff](img/merge_request_diff_v12_2.png)
## Commenting on any file line in merge requests
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/13950) in GitLab 11.5.
GitLab provides a way of leaving comments in any part of the file being changed
in a Merge Request. To do so, click the **...** button in the gutter of the Merge Request diff UI to expand the diff lines and leave a comment, just as you would for a changed line.
![Comment on any diff file line](img/comment-on-any-diff-line.png)
## Perform a Review **(PREMIUM)**
Start a review in order to create multiple comments on a diff and publish them once you're ready.
Starting a review allows you to get all your thoughts in order and ensure you haven't missed anything
before submitting all your comments.
[Learn more about Merge Request Reviews](../../discussions/index.md#merge-request-reviews-premium)
## Squash and merge
GitLab allows you to squash all changes present in a merge request into a single
commit when merging, to allow for a neater commit history.
[Learn more about squash and merge.](squash_and_merge.md)
## Suggest changes
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/18008) in GitLab 11.6.
As a reviewer, you can add suggestions to change the content in
merge request threads, and users with appropriate [permission](../../permissions.md)
can easily apply them to the codebase directly from the UI. Read
through the documentation on [Suggest changes](../../discussions/index.md#suggest-changes)
to learn more.
## Multiple assignees **(STARTER)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/2004)
in [GitLab Starter 11.11](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/).
Multiple people often review merge requests at the same time. GitLab allows you to have multiple assignees for merge requests to indicate everyone that is reviewing or accountable for it.
![multiple assignees for merge requests sidebar](img/multiple_assignees_for_merge_requests_sidebar.png)
To assign multiple assignees to a merge request:
1. From a merge request, expand the right sidebar and locate the **Assignees** section.
1. Click on **Edit** and from the dropdown menu, select as many users as you want
to assign the merge request to.
Similarly, assignees are removed by deselecting them from the same dropdown menu.
It's also possible to manage multiple assignees:
- When creating a merge request.
- Using [quick actions](../quick_actions.md#quick-actions-for-issues-merge-requests-and-epics).
## Resolve conflicts
When a merge request has conflicts, GitLab may provide the option to resolve
those conflicts in the GitLab UI.
[Learn more about resolving merge conflicts in the UI.](resolve_conflicts.md)
## Create new merge requests by email
_This feature needs [incoming email](../../../administration/incoming_email.md)
to be configured by a GitLab administrator to be available for CE/EE users, and
it's available on GitLab.com._
You can create a new merge request by sending an email to a user-specific email
address. The address can be obtained on the merge requests page by clicking on
a **Email a new merge request to this project** button. The subject will be
used as the source branch name for the new merge request and the target branch
will be the default branch for the project. The message body (if not empty)
will be used as the merge request description. You need
["Reply by email"](../../../administration/reply_by_email.md) enabled to use
this feature. If it's not enabled to your instance, you may ask your GitLab
administrator to do so.
This is a private email address, generated just for you. **Keep it to yourself**
as anyone who gets ahold of it can create issues or merge requests as if they were you.
You can add this address to your contact list for easy access.
![Create new merge requests by email](img/create_from_email.png)
_In GitLab 11.7, we updated the format of the generated email address.
However the older format is still supported, allowing existing aliases
or contacts to continue working._
### Adding patches when creating a merge request via e-mail
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/merge_requests/22723) in GitLab 11.5.
You can add commits to the merge request being created by adding
patches as attachments to the email. All attachments with a filename
ending in `.patch` will be considered patches and they will be processed
ordered by name.
The combined size of the patches can be 2MB.
If the source branch from the subject does not exist, it will be
created from the repository's HEAD or the specified target branch to
apply the patches. The target branch can be specified using the
[`/target_branch` quick action](../quick_actions.md). If the source
branch already exists, the patches will be applied on top of it.
## Use Git push options with merge requests
Use [Git push options](../push_options.md) to create or update merge requests when
pushing changes to GitLab with Git, without needing to use the GitLab interface.
## Find the merge request that introduced a change
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/2383) in GitLab 10.5.
When viewing the commit details page, GitLab will link to the merge request (or
merge requests, if it's in more than one) containing that commit.
This only applies to commits that are in the most recent version of a merge
request - if a commit was in a merge request, then rebased out of that merge
request, they will not be linked.
[Read more about merge request versions](versions.md)
## Revert changes
GitLab implements Git's powerful feature to revert any commit with introducing
a **Revert** button in merge requests and commit details.
[Learn more about reverting changes in the UI](revert_changes.md)
## Merge requests versions
Every time you push to a branch that is tied to a merge request, a new version
of merge request diff is created. When you visit a merge request that contains
more than one pushes, you can select and compare the versions of those merge
request diffs.
[Read more about merge request versions](versions.md)
## Work In Progress merge requests
To prevent merge requests from accidentally being accepted before they're
completely ready, GitLab blocks the "Accept" button for merge requests that
have been marked as a **Work In Progress**.
[Learn more about setting a merge request as "Work In Progress".](work_in_progress_merge_requests.md)
## Merge Requests for Confidential Issues
Create [merge requests to resolve confidential issues](../issues/confidential_issues.md#merge-requests-for-confidential-issues)
for preventing leakage or early release of sensitive data through regular merge requests.
## Merge request approvals **(STARTER)**
> Included in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/product/).
If you want to make sure every merge request is approved by one or more people,
you can enforce this workflow by using merge request approvals. Merge request
approvals allow you to set the number of necessary approvals and predefine a
list of approvers that will need to approve every merge request in a project.
[Read more about merge request approvals.](merge_request_approvals.md)
## Code Quality **(STARTER)**
> Introduced in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/product/) 9.3.
If you are using [GitLab CI][ci], you can analyze your source code quality using
the [Code Climate][cc] analyzer [Docker image][cd]. Going a step further, GitLab
can show the Code Climate report right in the merge request widget area.
[Read more about Code Quality reports.](code_quality.md)
## Metrics Reports **(PREMIUM)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/9788) in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/product/) 11.10.
Requires GitLab Runner 11.10 and above.
If you are using [GitLab CI][ci], you can configure your job to output custom
metrics and GitLab will display the Metrics Report on the merge request so
that it's fast and easy to identify changes to important metrics.
[Read more about Metrics Report](../../../ci/metrics_reports.md).
## Browser Performance Testing **(PREMIUM)**
> Introduced in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/product/) 10.3.
If your application offers a web interface and you are using [GitLab CI/CD][ci], you can quickly determine the performance impact of pending code changes. GitLab uses [Sitespeed.io][sitespeed], a free and open source tool for measuring the performance of web sites, to analyze the performance of specific pages.
GitLab runs the [Sitespeed.io container][sitespeed-container] and displays the difference in overall performance scores between the source and target branches.
[Read more about Browser Performance Testing.](browser_performance_testing.md)
## Merge Request Dependencies **(PREMIUM)**
> Introduced in [GitLab Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/product/) 12.2.
A single logical change may be split across several merge requests, across
several projects. When this happens, the order in which MRs are merged is
important.
GitLab allows you to specify that a merge request depends on other MRs. With
this relationship in place, the merge request cannot be merged until all of its
dependencies have also been merged, helping to maintain the consistency of a
single logical change.
[Read more about merge request dependencies.](merge_request_dependencies.md)
## Security reports **(ULTIMATE)**
GitLab can scan and report any vulnerabilities found in your project.
[Read more about security reports.](../../application_security/index.md)
## JUnit test reports
Configure your CI jobs to use JUnit test reports, and let GitLab display a report
on the merge request so that it’s easier and faster to identify the failure
without having to check the entire job log.
[Read more about JUnit test reports](../../../ci/junit_test_reports.md).
## Merge request diff file navigation
When reviewing changes in the **Changes** tab the diff can be navigated using
the file tree or file list. As you scroll through large diffs with many
changes, you can quickly jump to any changed file using the file tree or file
list.
![Merge request diff file navigation](img/merge_request_diff_file_navigation.png)
### Incrementally expand merge request diffs
By default, the diff shows only the parts of a file which are changed.
To view more unchanged lines above or below a change click on the
**Expand up** or **Expand down** icons. You can also click on **Show all lines**
to expand the entire file.
![Incrementally expand merge request diffs](img/incrementally_expand_merge_request_diffs_v12_2.png)
## Ignore whitespace changes in Merge Request diff view
If you click the **Hide whitespace changes** button, you can see the diff
without whitespace changes (if there are any). This is also working when on a
specific commit page.
![MR diff](img/merge_request_diff.png)
>**Tip:**
You can append `?w=1` while on the diffs page of a merge request to ignore any
whitespace changes.
## Live preview with Review Apps
If you configured [Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/product/review-apps/) for your project,
you can preview the changes submitted to a feature-branch through a merge request
in a per-branch basis. No need to checkout the branch, install and preview locally;
all your changes will be available to preview by anyone with the Review Apps link.
With GitLab's [Route Maps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md#route-maps) set, the
merge request widget takes you directly to the pages changed, making it easier and
faster to preview proposed modifications.
[Read more about Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md).
## Pipelines for merge requests
When a developer updates a merge request, a pipeline should quickly report back
its result to the developer, but often pipelines take long time to complete
because general branch pipelines contain unnecessary jobs from the merge request standpoint.
You can customize a specific pipeline structure for merge requests in order to
speed the cycle up by running only important jobs.
Learn more about [pipelines for merge requests](../../../ci/merge_request_pipelines/index.md).
## Pipeline status in merge requests
If you've set up [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) in your project,
you will be able to see:
- Both pre and post-merge pipelines and the environment information if any.
- Which deployments are in progress.
If there's an [environment](../../../ci/environments.md) and the application is
successfully deployed to it, the deployed environment and the link to the
Review App will be shown as well.
### Post-merge pipeline status
When a merge request is merged, you can see the post-merge pipeline status of
the branch the merge request was merged into. For example, when a merge request
is merged into the master branch and then triggers a deployment to the staging
environment.
Deployments that are ongoing will be shown, as well as the deploying/deployed state
for environments. If it's the first time the branch is deployed, the link
will return a `404` error until done. During the deployment, the stop button will
be disabled. If the pipeline fails to deploy, the deployment info will be hidden.
![Merge request pipeline](img/merge_request_pipeline.png)
For more information, [read about pipelines](../../../ci/pipelines.md).
## Bulk editing merge requests
Find out about [bulk editing merge requests](../../project/bulk_editing.md).
## Display arbitrary job artifacts
To configure pipelines to job [artifacts](../pipelines/job_artifacts.md) that can be displayed in
merge requests, see [`artifacts:expose_as`](../../../ci/yaml/README.md#artifactsexpose_as).
## Troubleshooting
Sometimes things don't go as expected in a merge request, here are some
troubleshooting steps.
### Merge request cannot retrieve the pipeline status
This can occur if Sidekiq doesn't pick up the changes fast enough.
#### Sidekiq
Sidekiq didn't process the CI state change fast enough. Please wait a few
seconds and the status will update automatically.
#### Bug
Merge Request pipeline statuses can't be retrieved when the following occurs:
1. A Merge Request is created
1. The Merge Request is closed
1. Changes are made in the project
1. The Merge Request is reopened
To enable the pipeline status to be properly retrieved, close and reopen the
Merge Request again.
## Tips
Here are some tips that will help you be more efficient with merge requests in
the command line.
> **Note:**
This section might move in its own document in the future.
### Checkout merge requests locally
A merge request contains all the history from a repository, plus the additional
commits added to the branch associated with the merge request. Here's a few
tricks to checkout a merge request locally.
Please note that you can checkout a merge request locally even if the source
project is a fork (even a private fork) of the target project.
#### Checkout locally by adding a Git alias
Add the following alias to your `~/.gitconfig`:
```
[alias]
mr = !sh -c 'git fetch $1 merge-requests/$2/head:mr-$1-$2 && git checkout mr-$1-$2' -
```
Now you can check out a particular merge request from any repository and any
remote. For example, to check out the merge request with ID 5 as shown in GitLab
from the `origin` remote, do:
```
git mr origin 5
```
This will fetch the merge request into a local `mr-origin-5` branch and check
it out.
#### Checkout locally by modifying `.git/config` for a given repository
Locate the section for your GitLab remote in the `.git/config` file. It looks
like this:
```
[remote "origin"]
url = https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
```
You can open the file with:
```
git config -e
```
Now add the following line to the above section:
```
fetch = +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*
```
In the end, it should look like this:
```
[remote "origin"]
url = https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
fetch = +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*
```
Now you can fetch all the merge requests:
```
git fetch origin
...
From https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
* [new ref] refs/merge-requests/1/head -> origin/merge-requests/1
* [new ref] refs/merge-requests/2/head -> origin/merge-requests/2
...
```
And to check out a particular merge request:
```
git checkout origin/merge-requests/1
```
All the above can be done with the [`git-mr`](https://gitlab.com/glensc/git-mr) script.
[protected branches]: ../protected_branches.md
[ci]: ../../../ci/README.md
[cc]: https://codeclimate.com/
[cd]: https://hub.docker.com/r/codeclimate/codeclimate/
[sitespeed]: https://www.sitespeed.io
[sitespeed-container]: https://hub.docker.com/r/sitespeedio/sitespeed.io/
[ee]: https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/ "GitLab Enterprise Edition"
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# Reviewing and managing merge requests
Merge requests are the primary method of making changes to files in a GitLab project.
Changes are proposed by [creating and submitting a merge request](creating_merge_requests.md),
which is then reviewed, and accepted (or rejected).
## View project merge requests
View all the merge requests within a project by navigating to **Project > Merge Requests**.
When you access your project's merge requests, GitLab will present them in a list,
and you can use the tabs available to quickly filter by open and closed. You can also [search and filter the results](../../search/index.md#issues-and-merge-requests-per-project).
![Project merge requests list view](img/project_merge_requests_list_view.png)
## View merge requests for all projects in a group
View merge requests in all projects in the group, including all projects of all descendant subgroups of the group. Navigate to **Group > Merge Requests** to view these merge requests. This view also has the open and closed merge requests tabs.
You can [search and filter the results](../../search/index.md#issues-and-merge-requests-per-group) from here.
![Group Issues list view](img/group_merge_requests_list_view.png)
## Semi-linear history merge requests
A merge commit is created for every merge, but the branch is only merged if
a fast-forward merge is possible. This ensures that if the merge request build
succeeded, the target branch build will also succeed after merging.
Navigate to a project's settings, select the **Merge commit with semi-linear history**
option under **Merge Requests: Merge method** and save your changes.
## View changes between file versions
The **Changes** tab, below the main merge request details and next to the discussion tab,
shows the changes to files between branches or commits. This view of changes to a
file is also known as a **diff**. By default, the diff view compares the file in the
merge request branch and the file in the target branch.
The diff view includes the following:
- The file's name and path.
- The number of lines added and deleted.
- Buttons for the following options:
- Toggle comments for this file; useful for inline reviews.
- Edit the file in the merge request's branch.
- Show full file, in case you want to look at the changes in context with the rest of the file.
- View file at the current commit.
- Preview the changes with [Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md).
- The changed lines, with the specific changes highlighted.
![Example screenshot of a source code diff](img/merge_request_diff_v12_2.png)
### Merge request diff file navigation
When reviewing changes in the **Changes** tab the diff can be navigated using
the file tree or file list. As you scroll through large diffs with many
changes, you can quickly jump to any changed file using the file tree or file
list.
![Merge request diff file navigation](img/merge_request_diff_file_navigation.png)
### Incrementally expand merge request diffs
By default, the diff shows only the parts of a file which are changed.
To view more unchanged lines above or below a change click on the
**Expand up** or **Expand down** icons. You can also click on **Show all lines**
to expand the entire file.
![Incrementally expand merge request diffs](img/incrementally_expand_merge_request_diffs_v12_2.png)
### Ignore whitespace changes in Merge Request diff view
If you click the **Hide whitespace changes** button, you can see the diff
without whitespace changes (if there are any). This is also working when on a
specific commit page.
![MR diff](img/merge_request_diff.png)
>**Tip:**
You can append `?w=1` while on the diffs page of a merge request to ignore any
whitespace changes.
## Commenting on any file line in merge requests
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/13950) in GitLab 11.5.
GitLab provides a way of leaving comments in any part of the file being changed
in a Merge Request. To do so, click the **...** button in the gutter of the Merge Request diff UI to expand the diff lines and leave a comment, just as you would for a changed line.
![Comment on any diff file line](img/comment-on-any-diff-line.png)
## Live preview with Review Apps
If you configured [Review Apps](https://about.gitlab.com/product/review-apps/) for your project,
you can preview the changes submitted to a feature-branch through a merge request
in a per-branch basis. No need to checkout the branch, install and preview locally;
all your changes will be available to preview by anyone with the Review Apps link.
With GitLab's [Route Maps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md#route-maps) set, the
merge request widget takes you directly to the pages changed, making it easier and
faster to preview proposed modifications.
[Read more about Review Apps](../../../ci/review_apps/index.md).
## Pipeline status in merge requests
If you've set up [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/README.md) in your project,
you will be able to see:
- Both pre and post-merge pipelines and the environment information if any.
- Which deployments are in progress.
If there's an [environment](../../../ci/environments.md) and the application is
successfully deployed to it, the deployed environment and the link to the
Review App will be shown as well.
### Post-merge pipeline status
When a merge request is merged, you can see the post-merge pipeline status of
the branch the merge request was merged into. For example, when a merge request
is merged into the master branch and then triggers a deployment to the staging
environment.
Deployments that are ongoing will be shown, as well as the deploying/deployed state
for environments. If it's the first time the branch is deployed, the link
will return a `404` error until done. During the deployment, the stop button will
be disabled. If the pipeline fails to deploy, the deployment info will be hidden.
![Merge request pipeline](img/merge_request_pipeline.png)
For more information, [read about pipelines](../../../ci/pipelines.md).
## Troubleshooting
Sometimes things don't go as expected in a merge request, here are some
troubleshooting steps.
### Merge request cannot retrieve the pipeline status
This can occur if Sidekiq doesn't pick up the changes fast enough.
#### Sidekiq
Sidekiq didn't process the CI state change fast enough. Please wait a few
seconds and the status will update automatically.
#### Bug
Merge Request pipeline statuses can't be retrieved when the following occurs:
1. A Merge Request is created
1. The Merge Request is closed
1. Changes are made in the project
1. The Merge Request is reopened
To enable the pipeline status to be properly retrieved, close and reopen the
Merge Request again.
## Tips
Here are some tips that will help you be more efficient with merge requests in
the command line.
> **Note:**
This section might move in its own document in the future.
### Checkout merge requests locally
A merge request contains all the history from a repository, plus the additional
commits added to the branch associated with the merge request. Here's a few
tricks to checkout a merge request locally.
Please note that you can checkout a merge request locally even if the source
project is a fork (even a private fork) of the target project.
#### Checkout locally by adding a Git alias
Add the following alias to your `~/.gitconfig`:
```
[alias]
mr = !sh -c 'git fetch $1 merge-requests/$2/head:mr-$1-$2 && git checkout mr-$1-$2' -
```
Now you can check out a particular merge request from any repository and any
remote. For example, to check out the merge request with ID 5 as shown in GitLab
from the `origin` remote, do:
```
git mr origin 5
```
This will fetch the merge request into a local `mr-origin-5` branch and check
it out.
#### Checkout locally by modifying `.git/config` for a given repository
Locate the section for your GitLab remote in the `.git/config` file. It looks
like this:
```
[remote "origin"]
url = https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
```
You can open the file with:
```
git config -e
```
Now add the following line to the above section:
```
fetch = +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*
```
In the end, it should look like this:
```
[remote "origin"]
url = https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
fetch = +refs/merge-requests/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/merge-requests/*
```
Now you can fetch all the merge requests:
```
git fetch origin
...
From https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss.git
* [new ref] refs/merge-requests/1/head -> origin/merge-requests/1
* [new ref] refs/merge-requests/2/head -> origin/merge-requests/2
...
```
And to check out a particular merge request:
```
git checkout origin/merge-requests/1
```
All the above can be done with the [`git-mr`](https://gitlab.com/glensc/git-mr) script.
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![Merge request versions system note](img/versions_system_note.png)
## Find the merge request that introduced a change
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/2383) in GitLab 10.5.
When viewing the commit details page, GitLab will link to the merge request (or
merge requests, if it's in more than one) containing that commit.
This only applies to commits that are in the most recent version of a merge
request - if a commit was in a merge request, then rebased out of that merge
request, they will not be linked.
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- Enable [merge request approvals](../merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md). **(STARTER)**
- Enable [merge only if pipeline succeeds](../merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md).
- Enable [merge only when all threads are resolved](../../discussions/index.md#only-allow-merge-requests-to-be-merged-if-all-threads-are-resolved).
- Enable [`delete source branch after merge` option by default](../merge_requests/index.md#deleting-the-source-branch)
- Enable [`delete source branch after merge` option by default](../merge_requests/creating_merge_requests.md#deleting-the-source-branch)
![project's merge request settings](img/merge_requests_settings.png)
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