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@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ If you want a quick introduction to GitLab CI, follow our
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[
before_script and after_script
](
#before_script-and-after_script
)
-
[
Git Strategy
](
#git-strategy
)
-
[
Shallow cloning
](
#shallow-cloning
)
-
[
Hidden
jobs
](
#hidden-job
s
)
-
[
Hidden
keys
](
#hidden-key
s
)
-
[
Special YAML features
](
#special-yaml-features
)
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[
Anchors
](
#anchors
)
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[
Validate the .gitlab-ci.yml
](
#validate-the-gitlab-ci-yml
)
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GIT_DEPTH: "3"
```
## Hidden
job
s
## Hidden
key
s
>**Note:**
Introduced in GitLab 8.6 and GitLab Runner v1.1.1.
Job
s that start with a dot (
`.`
) will be not processed by GitLab CI. You can
Key
s that start with a dot (
`.`
) will be not processed by GitLab CI. You can
use this feature to ignore jobs, or use the
[
special YAML features
](
#special-yaml-features
)
and transform the hidden
job
s
[
special YAML features
](
#special-yaml-features
)
and transform the hidden
key
s
into templates.
In the following example,
`.
job
_name`
will be ignored:
In the following example,
`.
key
_name`
will be ignored:
```
yaml
.
job
_name
:
.
key
_name
:
script
:
-
rake spec
```
Hidden keys can be hashes like normal CI jobs, but you are also allowed to use
different types of structures to leverage special YAML features.
## Special YAML features
It's possible to use special YAML features like anchors (
`&`
), aliases (
`*`
)
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YAML also has a handy feature called 'anchors', which let you easily duplicate
content across your document. Anchors can be used to duplicate/inherit
properties, and is a perfect example to be used with
[
hidden
jobs
](
#hidden-job
s
)
properties, and is a perfect example to be used with
[
hidden
keys
](
#hidden-key
s
)
to provide templates for your jobs.
The following example uses anchors and map merging. It will create two jobs,
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having their own custom
`script`
defined:
```
yaml
.job_template
:
&job_definition
# Hidden
job
that defines an anchor named 'job_definition'
.job_template
:
&job_definition
# Hidden
key
that defines an anchor named 'job_definition'
image
:
ruby:2.1
services
:
-
postgres
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ruby
```
You can see that the hidden
job
s are conveniently used as templates.
You can see that the hidden
key
s are conveniently used as templates.
## Validate the .gitlab-ci.yml
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