Commit 5de79c4f authored by Timothy Andrew's avatar Timothy Andrew

Add documentation for wildcard protected branches.

parent d8475276
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= f.label :name, "Branch", class: "label-light"
= f.text_field(:name)
%p.help-block
Wildcards such as
= link_to "Wildcards", help_page_path(category: 'workflow', file: 'protected_branches', format: 'md', anchor: "wildcard-protected-branches")
such as
%code *-stable
or
%code production/*
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# Protected branches
# Protected Branches
Permissions in GitLab are fundamentally defined around the idea of having read or write permission to the repository and branches.
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On already protected branches you can also allow developers to push to the repository by selecting the `Developers can push` check box.
![Developers can push](protected_branches/protected_branches2.png)
## Wildcard Protected Branches
>**Note:**
This feature was added in GitLab 8.10.
1. You can specify a wildcard protected branch, which will protect all branches matching the wildcard. For example:
| Wildcard Protected Branch | Matching Branches |
|---------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------|
| `*-stable` | `production-stable`, `staging-stable` |
| `production/*` | `production/app-server`, `production/load-balancer` |
| `*gitlab*` | `gitlab`, `gitlab/staging`, `master/gitlab/production` |
1. Protected branch settings (like "Developers Can Push") apply to all matching branches.
1. Two different wildcards can potentially match the same branch. For example, `*-stable` and `production-*` would both match a `production-stable` branch.
>**Note:**
If _any_ of these protected branches have "Developers Can Push" set to true, then `production-stable` has it set to true.
1. If you click on a protected branch's name, you will be presented with a list of all matching branches:
![protected branch matches](protected_branches/protected_branches3.png)
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