Commit 97d96efa authored by Suzanne Selhorn's avatar Suzanne Selhorn

Merge branch 'docs-yaml-parameters-to-keywords' into 'master'

Use keyword and not parameter in CI docs

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!45499
parents a2cd7c71 bbc7f66d
......@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ Dynamic environments are a fundamental part of [Review apps](../review_apps/inde
#### Allowed variables
The `name` and `url` parameters for dynamic environments can use most available CI/CD variables,
The `name` and `url` keywords for dynamic environments can use most available CI/CD variables,
including:
- [Predefined environment variables](../variables/README.md#predefined-environment-variables)
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......@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ below.
When you use this method, you have to specify `only: - merge_requests` for each job. In this
example, the pipeline contains a `test` job that is configured to run on merge requests.
The `build` and `deploy` jobs don't have the `only: - merge_requests` parameter,
The `build` and `deploy` jobs don't have the `only: - merge_requests` keyword,
so they will not run on merge requests.
```yaml
......@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ deploy:
#### Excluding certain jobs
The behavior of the `only: [merge_requests]` parameter is such that _only_ jobs with
that parameter are run in the context of a merge request; no other jobs will be run.
The behavior of the `only: [merge_requests]` keyword is such that _only_ jobs with
that keyword are run in the context of a merge request; no other jobs will be run.
However, you can invert this behavior and have all of your jobs run _except_
for one or two.
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......@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CircleCI's `config.yml` configuration file defines scripts, jobs, and workflows
### Jobs
In CircleCI, jobs are a collection of steps to perform a specific task. In GitLab, [jobs](../yaml/README.md#introduction) are also a fundamental element in the configuration file. The `checkout` parameter is not necessary in GitLab CI/CD as the repository is automatically fetched.
In CircleCI, jobs are a collection of steps to perform a specific task. In GitLab, [jobs](../yaml/README.md#introduction) are also a fundamental element in the configuration file. The `checkout` keyword is not necessary in GitLab CI/CD as the repository is automatically fetched.
CircleCI example job definition:
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......@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ For each `var` or `file_var`, a key and value are required.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/7931) in GitLab 8.15.
Manual actions, configured using the [`when:manual`](../yaml/README.md#whenmanual) parameter,
Manual actions, configured using the [`when:manual`](../yaml/README.md#whenmanual) keyword,
allow you to require manual interaction before moving forward in the pipeline.
You can do this straight from the pipeline graph. Just click the play button
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/21767) in GitLab 11.4.
When you do not want to run a job immediately, you can use the [`when:delayed`](../yaml/README.md#whendelayed) parameter to
When you do not want to run a job immediately, you can use the [`when:delayed`](../yaml/README.md#whendelayed) keyword to
delay a job's execution for a certain period.
This is especially useful for timed incremental rollout where new code is rolled out gradually.
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......@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ are relative to the repository that was cloned during the build.
By default, the artifacts upload when the job succeeds. You can also set artifacts to upload
when the job fails, or always, by using [`artifacts:when`](../yaml/README.md#artifactswhen)
parameter. GitLab keeps these uploaded artifacts for 1 week, as defined
keyword. GitLab keeps these uploaded artifacts for 1 week, as defined
by the `expire_in` definition. You can keep the artifacts from expiring
via the [web interface](#browsing-artifacts). If the expiry time is not defined, it defaults
to the [instance wide setting](../../user/admin_area/settings/continuous_integration.md#default-artifacts-expiration).
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Most of the jobs [extend from a few CI definitions](../ci/yaml/README.md#extends)
defined in [`.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/master/.gitlab/ci/global.gitlab-ci.yml)
that are scoped to a single [configuration parameter](../ci/yaml/README.md#configuration-parameters).
that are scoped to a single [configuration keyword](../ci/yaml/README.md#job-keywords).
| Job definitions | Description |
|------------------|-------------|
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