Commit 0dbf4b87 authored by Mark Fletcher's avatar Mark Fletcher

Document the Delete Merged Branches functionality

* Note that protected branches will not be part of the deletion
parent e34e5761
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title: Document the Delete Merged Branches functionality
merge_request:
author:
...@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Manage files and branches from the UI (user interface): ...@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Manage files and branches from the UI (user interface):
- Branches - Branches
- [Create a branch](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch) - [Create a branch](user/project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-new-branch)
- [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md#protected-branches) - [Protected branches](user/project/protected_branches.md#protected-branches)
- [Delete merged branches](user/project/branches.md#delete-merged-branches)
### Issues and Merge Requests (MRs) ### Issues and Merge Requests (MRs)
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...@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gi ...@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ curl --request DELETE --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: 9koXpg98eAheJpvBs5tK" "https://gi
Will delete all branches that are merged into the project's default branch. Will delete all branches that are merged into the project's default branch.
Protected branches will not be deleted as part of this operation.
``` ```
DELETE /projects/:id/repository/merged_branches DELETE /projects/:id/repository/merged_branches
``` ```
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# Branches
## Delete Merged Branches
> [Introduced][ce-6449] in GitLab 8.14.
![Delete Merged Branches](img/delete_merged_branches.png)
This feature allows merged branches to be deleted in bulk. Only branches that have been merged and are not protected will be deleted as part of this operation.
It's particularly useful to clean up old branches that were not deleting automatically when a Merge Request was merged.
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[ce-6449]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/6449 "Add button to delete all merged branches"
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