Commit d956823c authored by Russell Dickenson's avatar Russell Dickenson

Merge branch 'aqualls-gitpod-docs' into 'master'

Describe how to add to existing MRs

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!69126
parents 997cfbd8 d2caeaae
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- [**Notifications**](../../profile/notifications.md): A toggle to select whether
or not to receive notifications for updates to a merge request.
## Add changes to a merge request
If you have permission to add changes to a merge request, you can add your changes
to an existing merge request in several ways, depending on the complexity of your change and whether you need access to a development environment:
- [Edit changes in the Web IDE](../web_ide/index.md) in your browser. Use this
browser-based method to edit multiple files, or if you are not comfortable with Git commands.
You cannot run tests from the Web IDE.
- [Edit changes in Gitpod](../../../integration/gitpod.md#launch-gitpod-in-gitlab), if you
need a fully-featured environment to both edit files, and run tests afterward. Gitpod
supports running the [GitLab Development Kit (GDK)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-development-kit).
To use Gitpod, you must [enable Gitpod in your user account](../../../integration/gitpod.md#enable-gitpod-in-your-user-settings).
- [Push changes from the command line](../../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md), if you are
familiar with Git and the command line.
## Close a merge request
If you decide to permanently stop work on a merge request,
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## Open the Web IDE
You can open the Web IDE when viewing a file, from the repository file list,
and from merge requests.
![Open Web IDE](img/open_web_ide.png)
and from merge requests:
- *When viewing a file, or the repository file list* -
1. In the upper right corner of the page, select **Edit in Web IDE** if it is visible.
1. If **Edit in Web IDE** is not visible:
1. Select the **(angle-down)** next to **Edit** or **Gitpod**, depending on your configuration.
1. Select **Edit in Web IDE** from the list to display it as the editing option.
1. Select **Edit in Web IDE** to open the editor.
- *When viewing a merge request* -
1. Go to your merge request, and select the **Overview** tab.
1. Scroll to the widgets area, after the merge request description.
1. Select **Edit in Web IDE** if it is visible.
1. If **Edit in Web IDE** is not visible:
1. Select the **(angle-down)** next to **Open in Gitpod**.
1. Select **Open in Web IDE** from the list to display it as the editing option.
1. Select **Open in Web IDE** to open the editor.
## File finder
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If another file already exists with the same name, a numeric suffix is automatically
added to the filename.
There are two ways to preview Markdown content in the Web IDE:
There are two ways to preview Markdown content in the Web IDE:
1. At the top of the file's tab, select **Preview Markdown** to preview the formatting
in your file. You can't edit the file in this view.
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