Introduction to Gitlab

GitLab is a web-based Git repository that provides free open and private repositories, issue-following capabilities, and wikis.

The main purpose of using Gitlab for Wiki is:

  • To allow editors to work on their own versions of the wiki at the same time.
  • To have better workflow for reviewing a content changes.
  • To allow further customization and performance optimization of the website.

Quick looks at Gitlab interface for Wiki

Main page

https://git.tsp.dev/tsp/wiki

  • Main content shows all files of the published version of the wiki. User can click on files and folders here to navigate and view the content.
  • Left menu shows the important menu links.

Merge (Review) requests

https://git.tsp.dev/tsp/wiki/-/merge_requests

There are 4 tabs in the page:

  • Open: review requests that has not been accepted yet.
  • Merged: review requests that has been accepted.
  • Closed: review requests that has been abandoned and no longer in used.
  • All: all review requests so far.

Next steps