Merge branch 'docs-workflow-sunset-1' into 'master'

Move 6 docs out of the workflow dir

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!18553

doc/administration/geo/replication/object_storage.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ To enable GitLab replication, you must:
    checkbox.
 
 For LFS, follow the documentation to
-[set up LFS object storage](../../../workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
+[set up LFS object storage](../../lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
 
 For CI job artifacts, there is similar documentation to configure
 [jobs artifact object storage](../../job_artifacts.md#using-object-storage)

doc/administration/git_annex.md

+---
+disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/git_annex.html'
+---
+
+# Git annex
+
+> **Warning:** GitLab has [completely
+removed][deprecate-annex-issue] in GitLab 9.0 (2017/03/22).
+Read through the [migration guide from git-annex to Git LFS][guide].
+
+The biggest limitation of Git, compared to some older centralized version
+control systems, has been the maximum size of the repositories.
+
+The general recommendation is to not have Git repositories larger than 1GB to
+preserve performance. Although GitLab has no limit (some repositories in GitLab
+are over 50GB!), we subscribe to the advice to keep repositories as small as
+you can.
+
+Not being able to version control large binaries is a big problem for many
+larger organizations.
+Videos, photos, audio, compiled binaries and many other types of files are too
+large. As a workaround, people keep artwork-in-progress in a Dropbox folder and
+only check in the final result. This results in using outdated files, not
+having a complete history and increases the risk of losing work.
+
+This problem is solved in GitLab Enterprise Edition by integrating the
+[git-annex] application.
+
+`git-annex` allows managing large binaries with Git without checking the
+contents into Git.
+You check-in only a symlink that contains the SHA-1 of the large binary. If you
+need the large binary, you can sync it from the GitLab server over `rsync`, a
+very fast file copying tool.
+
+## GitLab git-annex Configuration
+
+`git-annex` is disabled by default in GitLab. Below you will find the
+configuration options required to enable it.
+
+### Requirements
+
+`git-annex` needs to be installed both on the server and the client side.
+
+For Debian-like systems (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu) this can be achieved by running:
+
+```
+sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git-annex
+```
+
+For RedHat-like systems (e.g., CentOS, RHEL) this can be achieved by running:
+
+```
+sudo yum install epel-release && sudo yum install git-annex
+```
+
+### Configuration for Omnibus packages
+
+For Omnibus GitLab packages, only one configuration setting is needed.
+The Omnibus package will internally set the correct options in all locations.
+
+1. In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` add the following line:
+
+   ```ruby
+   gitlab_shell['git_annex_enabled'] = true
+   ```
+
+1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.
+
+### Configuration for installations from source
+
+There are 2 settings to enable git-annex on your GitLab server.
+
+One is located in `config/gitlab.yml` of the GitLab repository and the other
+one is located in `config.yml` of GitLab Shell.
+
+1. In `config/gitlab.yml` add or edit the following lines:
+
+   ```yaml
+   gitlab_shell:
+     git_annex_enabled: true
+   ```
+
+1. In `config.yml` of GitLab Shell add or edit the following lines:
+
+   ```yaml
+   git_annex_enabled: true
+   ```
+
+1. Save the files and [restart GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.
+
+## Using GitLab git-annex
+
+> **Note:**
+> Your Git remotes must be using the SSH protocol, not HTTP(S).
+
+Here is an example workflow of uploading a very large file and then checking it
+into your Git repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone git@example.com:group/project.git
+
+git annex init 'My Laptop'       # initialize the annex project and give an optional description
+cp ~/tmp/debian.iso ./           # copy a large file into the current directory
+git annex add debian.iso         # add the large file to git annex
+git commit -am "Add Debian iso"  # commit the file metadata
+git annex sync --content         # sync the Git repo and large file to the GitLab server
+```
+
+The output should look like this:
+
+```
+commit
+On branch master
+Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
+  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
+nothing to commit, working tree clean
+ok
+pull origin
+remote: Counting objects: 5, done.
+remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
+remote: Total 5 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0)
+Unpacking objects: 100% (5/5), done.
+From example.com:group/project
+   497842b..5162f80  git-annex  -> origin/git-annex
+ok
+(merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
+(recording state in git...)
+copy debian.iso (checking origin...) (to origin...)
+SHA256E-s26214400--8092b3d482fb1b7a5cf28c43bc1425c8f2d380e86869c0686c49aa7b0f086ab2.iso
+     26,214,400 100%  638.88kB/s    0:00:40 (xfr#1, to-chk=0/1)
+ok
+pull origin
+ok
+(recording state in git...)
+push origin
+Counting objects: 15, done.
+Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
+Compressing objects: 100% (13/13), done.
+Writing objects: 100% (15/15), 1.64 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
+Total 15 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
+To example.com:group/project.git
+ * [new branch]      git-annex -> synced/git-annex
+ * [new branch]      master -> synced/master
+ok
+```
+
+Your files can be found in the `master` branch, but you'll notice that there
+are more branches created by the `annex sync` command.
+
+Git Annex will also create a new directory at `.git/annex/` and will record the
+tracked files in the `.git/config` file. The files you assign to be tracked
+with `git-annex` will not affect the existing `.git/config` records. The files
+are turned into symbolic links that point to data in `.git/annex/objects/`.
+
+The `debian.iso` file in the example will contain the symbolic link:
+
+```
+.git/annex/objects/ZW/1k/SHA256E-s82701--6384039733b5035b559efd5a2e25a493ab6e09aabfd5162cc03f6f0ec238429d.png/SHA256E-s82701--6384039733b5035b559efd5a2e25a493ab6e09aabfd5162cc03f6f0ec238429d.iso
+```
+
+Use `git annex info` to retrieve the information about the local copy of your
+repository.
+
+---
+
+Downloading a single large file is also very simple:
+
+```bash
+git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
+
+git annex sync             # sync Git branches but not the large file
+git annex get debian.iso   # download the large file
+```
+
+To download all files:
+
+```bash
+git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
+
+git annex sync --content  # sync Git branches and download all the large files
+```
+
+By using `git-annex` without GitLab, anyone that can access the server can also
+access the files of all projects, but GitLab Annex ensures that you can only
+access files of projects you have access to (developer, maintainer, or owner role).
+
+## How it works
+
+Internally GitLab uses [GitLab Shell] to handle SSH access and this was a great
+integration point for `git-annex`.
+There is a setting in GitLab Shell so you can disable GitLab Annex support
+if you want to.
+
+## Troubleshooting tips
+
+Differences in version of `git-annex` on the GitLab server and on local machines
+can cause `git-annex` to raise unpredicted warnings and errors.
+
+Consult the [Annex upgrade page][annex-upgrade] for more information about
+the differences between versions. You can find out which version is installed
+on your server by navigating to <https://pkgs.org/download/git-annex> and
+searching for your distribution.
+
+Although there is no general guide for `git-annex` errors, there are a few tips
+on how to go around the warnings.
+
+### `git-annex-shell: Not a git-annex or gcrypt repository`
+
+This warning can appear on the initial `git annex sync --content` and is caused
+by differences in `git-annex-shell`. You can read more about it
+[in this git-annex issue][issue].
+
+One important thing to note is that despite the warning, the `sync` succeeds
+and the files are pushed to the GitLab repository.
+
+If you get hit by this, you can run the following command inside the repository
+that the warning was raised:
+
+```
+git config remote.origin.annex-ignore false
+```
+
+Consecutive runs of `git annex sync --content` **should not** produce this
+warning and the output should look like this:
+
+```
+commit  ok
+pull origin
+ok
+pull origin
+ok
+push origin
+```
+
+[annex-upgrade]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/
+[deprecate-annex-issue]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/1648
+[git-annex]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/ "git-annex website"
+[gitlab shell]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-shell "GitLab Shell repository"
+[guide]: lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.html
+[issue]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Error_from_git-annex-shell_on_creation_of_gcrypt_special_remote/ "git-annex issue"
+[reconfigure GitLab]: restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure
+[restart GitLab]: restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source

doc/administration/gitaly/index.md

@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ a few things that you need to do:
    to eliminate the need for a shared authorized_keys file.
 1. Configure [object storage for job artifacts](../job_artifacts.md#using-object-storage)
    including [incremental logging](../job_logs.md#new-incremental-logging-architecture).
-1. Configure [object storage for LFS objects](../../workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
+1. Configure [object storage for LFS objects](../lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
 1. Configure [object storage for uploads](../uploads.md#using-object-storage-core-only).
 
 NOTE: **Note:**

doc/administration/index.md

@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ Learn how to install, configure, update, and maintain your GitLab instance.
 ## Git configuration options
 
 - [Custom Git hooks](custom_hooks.md): Custom Git hooks (on the filesystem) for when webhooks aren't enough.
-- [Git LFS configuration](../workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md): Learn how to configure LFS for GitLab.
+- [Git LFS configuration](lfs/lfs_administration.md): Learn how to configure LFS for GitLab.
 - [Housekeeping](housekeeping.md): Keep your Git repositories tidy and fast.
 - [Configuring Git Protocol v2](git_protocol.md): Git protocol version 2 support.
+- [Manage large files with `git-annex` (Deprecated)](git_annex.md)
 
 ## Monitoring GitLab
 

doc/administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md

+---
+disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.html'
+---
+
+# Git LFS
+
+Managing large files such as audio, video and graphics files has always been one
+of the shortcomings of Git. The general recommendation is to not have Git repositories
+larger than 1GB to preserve performance.
+
+![Git LFS tracking status](img/lfs-icon.png)
+
+An LFS icon is shown on files tracked by Git LFS to denote if a file is stored
+as a blob or as an LFS pointer.
+
+## How it works
+
+Git LFS client talks with the GitLab server over HTTPS. It uses HTTP Basic Authentication
+to authorize client requests. Once the request is authorized, Git LFS client receives
+instructions from where to fetch or where to push the large file.
+
+## GitLab server configuration
+
+Documentation for GitLab instance administrators is under [LFS administration doc](lfs_administration.md).
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Git LFS is supported in GitLab starting with version 8.2
+- Git LFS must be enabled under project settings
+- [Git LFS client](https://git-lfs.github.com) version 1.0.1 and up
+
+## Known limitations
+
+- Git LFS v1 original API is not supported since it was deprecated early in LFS
+  development
+- When SSH is set as a remote, Git LFS objects still go through HTTPS
+- Any Git LFS request will ask for HTTPS credentials to be provided so a good Git
+  credentials store is recommended
+- Git LFS always assumes HTTPS so if you have GitLab server on HTTP you will have
+  to add the URL to Git config manually (see [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting))
+
+NOTE: **Note:**
+With 8.12 GitLab added LFS support to SSH. The Git LFS communication
+still goes over HTTP, but now the SSH client passes the correct credentials
+to the Git LFS client, so no action is required by the user.
+
+## Using Git LFS
+
+Lets take a look at the workflow when you need to check large files into your Git
+repository with Git LFS. For example, if you want to upload a very large file and
+check it into your Git repository:
+
+```bash
+git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
+git lfs install                       # initialize the Git LFS project
+git lfs track "*.iso"                 # select the file extensions that you want to treat as large files
+```
+
+Once a certain file extension is marked for tracking as a LFS object you can use
+Git as usual without having to redo the command to track a file with the same extension:
+
+```bash
+cp ~/tmp/debian.iso ./                # copy a large file into the current directory
+git add .                             # add the large file to the project
+git commit -am "Added Debian iso"     # commit the file meta data
+git push origin master                # sync the git repo and large file to the GitLab server
+```
+
+**Make sure** that `.gitattributes` is tracked by Git. Otherwise Git
+LFS will not be working properly for people cloning the project:
+
+```bash
+git add .gitattributes
+```
+
+Cloning the repository works the same as before. Git automatically detects the
+LFS-tracked files and clones them via HTTP. If you performed the `git clone`
+command with a SSH URL, you have to enter your GitLab credentials for HTTP
+authentication.
+
+```bash
+git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
+```
+
+If you already cloned the repository and you want to get the latest LFS object
+that are on the remote repository, eg. for a branch from origin:
+
+```bash
+git lfs fetch origin master
+```
+
+### Migrate an existing repo to Git LFS
+
+Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repo with Git LFS](../../topics/git/migrate_to_git_lfs/index.md).
+
+## File Locking
+
+> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/35856) in GitLab 10.5.
+
+The first thing to do before using File Locking is to tell Git LFS which
+kind of files are lockable. The following command will store PNG files
+in LFS and flag them as lockable:
+
+```bash
+git lfs track "*.png" --lockable
+```
+
+After executing the above command a file named `.gitattributes` will be
+created or updated with the following content:
+
+```bash
+*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
+```
+
+You can also register a file type as lockable without using LFS
+(In order to be able to lock/unlock a file you need a remote server that implements the  LFS File Locking API),
+in order to do that you can edit the `.gitattributes` file manually:
+
+```bash
+*.pdf lockable
+```
+
+After a file type has been registered as lockable, Git LFS will make
+them readonly on the file system automatically. This means you will
+need to lock the file before editing it.
+
+### Managing Locked Files
+
+Once you're ready to edit your file you need to lock it first:
+
+```bash
+git lfs lock images/banner.png
+Locked images/banner.png
+```
+
+This will register the file as locked in your name on the server:
+
+```bash
+git lfs locks
+images/banner.png  joe   ID:123
+```
+
+Once you have pushed your changes, you can unlock the file so others can
+also edit it:
+
+```bash
+git lfs unlock images/banner.png
+```
+
+You can also unlock by id:
+
+```bash
+git lfs unlock --id=123
+```
+
+If for some reason you need to unlock a file that was not locked by you,
+you can use the `--force` flag as long as you have a `maintainer` access on
+the project:
+
+```bash
+git lfs unlock --id=123 --force
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### error: Repository or object not found
+
+There are a couple of reasons why this error can occur:
+
+- You don't have permissions to access certain LFS object
+
+Check if you have permissions to push to the project or fetch from the project.
+
+- Project is not allowed to access the LFS object
+
+LFS object you are trying to push to the project or fetch from the project is not
+available to the project anymore. Probably the object was removed from the server.
+
+- Local Git repository is using deprecated LFS API
+
+### Invalid status for `<url>` : 501
+
+Git LFS will log the failures into a log file.
+To view this log file, while in project directory:
+
+```bash
+git lfs logs last
+```
+
+If the status `error 501` is shown, it is because:
+
+- Git LFS is not enabled in project settings. Check your project settings and
+  enable Git LFS.
+
+- Git LFS support is not enabled on the GitLab server. Check with your GitLab
+  administrator why Git LFS is not enabled on the server. See
+  [LFS administration documentation](lfs_administration.md) for instructions
+  on how to enable LFS support.
+
+- Git LFS client version is not supported by GitLab server. Check your Git LFS
+  version with `git lfs version`. Check the Git config of the project for traces
+  of deprecated API with `git lfs -l`. If `batch = false` is set in the config,
+  remove the line and try to update your Git LFS client. Only version 1.0.1 and
+  newer are supported.
+
+### getsockopt: connection refused
+
+If you push a LFS object to a project and you receive an error similar to:
+`Post <URL>/info/lfs/objects/batch: dial tcp IP: getsockopt: connection refused`,
+the LFS client is trying to reach GitLab through HTTPS. However, your GitLab
+instance is being served on HTTP.
+
+This behaviour is caused by Git LFS using HTTPS connections by default when a
+`lfsurl` is not set in the Git config.
+
+To prevent this from happening, set the lfs url in project Git config:
+
+```bash
+git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git/info/lfs"
+```
+
+### Credentials are always required when pushing an object
+
+NOTE: **Note:**
+With 8.12 GitLab added LFS support to SSH. The Git LFS communication
+still goes over HTTP, but now the SSH client passes the correct credentials
+to the Git LFS client, so no action is required by the user.
+
+Given that Git LFS uses HTTP Basic Authentication to authenticate the user pushing
+the LFS object on every push for every object, user HTTPS credentials are required.
+
+By default, Git has support for remembering the credentials for each repository
+you use. This is described in [Git credentials man pages](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials).
+
+For example, you can tell Git to remember the password for a period of time in
+which you expect to push the objects:
+
+```bash
+git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
+```
+
+This will remember the credentials for an hour after which Git operations will
+require re-authentication.
+
+If you are using OS X you can use `osxkeychain` to store and encrypt your credentials.
+For Windows, you can use `wincred` or Microsoft's [Git Credential Manager for Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows/releases).
+
+More details about various methods of storing the user credentials can be found
+on [Git Credential Storage documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage).
+
+### LFS objects are missing on push
+
+GitLab checks files to detect LFS pointers on push. If LFS pointers are detected, GitLab tries to verify that those files already exist in LFS on GitLab.
+
+Verify that LFS in installed locally and consider a manual push with `git lfs push --all`.
+
+If you are storing LFS files outside of GitLab you can disable LFS on the project by setting `lfs_enabled: false` with the [projects API](../../api/projects.md#edit-project).
+
+### Hosting LFS objects externally
+
+It is possible to host LFS objects externally by setting a custom LFS url with `git config -f .lfsconfig lfs.url https://example.com/<project>.git/info/lfs`.
+
+You might choose to do this if you are using an appliance like a Sonatype Nexus to store LFS data. If you choose to use an external LFS store,
+GitLab will not be able to verify LFS objects which means that pushes will fail if you have GitLab LFS support enabled.
+
+To stop push failure, LFS support can be disabled in the [Project settings](../../user/project/settings/index.md). This means you will lose GitLab LFS value-adds (Verifying LFS objects, UI integration for LFS).

doc/administration/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md

+# Migration guide from Git Annex to Git LFS
+
+>**Note:**
+Git Annex support [has been removed][issue-remove-annex] in GitLab Enterprise
+Edition 9.0 (2017/03/22).
+
+Both [Git Annex][] and [Git LFS][] are tools to manage large files in Git.
+
+## History
+
+Git Annex [was introduced in GitLab Enterprise Edition 7.8][post-3], at a time
+where Git LFS didn't yet exist. A few months later, GitLab brought support for
+Git LFS in [GitLab 8.2][post-2] and is available for both Community and
+Enterprise editions.
+
+## Differences between Git Annex and Git LFS
+
+Some items below are general differences between the two protocols and some are
+ones that GitLab developed.
+
+- Git Annex works only through SSH, whereas Git LFS works both with SSH and HTTPS
+  (SSH support was added in GitLab 8.12).
+- Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories, whereas
+  LFS files are stored outside of the repositories in a place you can define.
+- Git Annex requires a more complex setup, but has much more options than Git
+  LFS. You can compare the commands each one offers by running `man git-annex`
+  and `man git-lfs`.
+- Annex files cannot be browsed directly in GitLab's interface, whereas LFS
+  files can.
+
+## Migration steps
+
+>**Note:**
+Since Git Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories
+(`.git/annex/objects`) and LFS files are stored outside of the repositories,
+they are not compatible as they are using a different scheme. Therefore, the
+migration has to be done manually per repository.
+
+There are basically two steps you need to take in order to migrate from Git
+Annex to Git LFS.
+
+### TL; DR
+
+If you know what you are doing and want to skip the reading, this is what you
+need to do (we assume you have [git-annex enabled](../git_annex.md#using-gitlab-git-annex) in your
+repository and that you have made backups in case something goes wrong).
+Fire up a terminal, navigate to your Git repository and:
+
+1. Disable `git-annex`:
+
+   ```bash
+   git annex sync --content
+   git annex direct
+   git annex uninit
+   git annex indirect
+   ```
+
+1. Enable `git-lfs`:
+
+   ```
+   git lfs install
+   git lfs track <files>
+   git add .
+   git commit -m "commit message"
+   git push
+   ```
+
+### Disabling Git Annex in your repo
+
+Before changing anything, make sure you have a backup of your repository first.
+There are a couple of ways to do that, but you can simply clone it to another
+local path and maybe push it to GitLab if you want a remote backup as well.
+Here you'll find a guide on
+[how to back up a **git-annex** repository to an external hard drive][bkp-ext-drive].
+
+Since Annex files are stored as objects with symlinks and cannot be directly
+modified, we need to first remove those symlinks.
+
+NOTE: **Note:**
+Make sure the you read about the [`direct` mode][annex-direct] as it contains
+useful information that may fit in your use case. Note that `annex direct` is
+deprecated in Git Annex version 6, so you may need to upgrade your repository
+if the server also has Git Annex 6 installed. Read more in the
+[Git Annex troubleshooting tips](../git_annex.md#troubleshooting-tips) section.
+
+1. Backup your repository
+
+   ```bash
+   cd repository
+   git annex sync --content
+   cd ..
+   git clone repository repository-backup
+   cd repository-backup
+   git annex get
+   cd ..
+   ```
+
+1. Use `annex direct`:
+
+   ```bash
+   cd repository
+   git annex direct
+   ```
+
+   The output should be similar to this:
+
+   ```bash
+   commit
+   On branch master
+   Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
+   nothing to commit, working tree clean
+   ok
+   direct debian.iso ok
+   direct  ok
+   ```
+
+1. Disable Git Annex with [`annex uninit`][uninit]:
+
+   ```bash
+   git annex uninit
+   ```
+
+   The output should be similar to this:
+
+   ```bash
+   unannex debian.iso ok
+   Deleted branch git-annex (was 2534d2c).
+   ```
+
+   This will `unannex` every file in the repository, leaving the original files.
+
+1. Switch back to `indirect` mode:
+
+   ```bash
+   git annex indirect
+   ```
+
+   The output should be similar to this:
+
+   ```bash
+   (merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
+   (recording state in git...)
+   commit  (recording state in git...)
+
+   ok
+   (recording state in git...)
+   [master fac3194] commit before switching to indirect mode
+    1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+    delete mode 120000 alpine-virt-3.4.4-x86_64.iso
+   ok
+   indirect  ok
+   ok
+   ```
+
+---
+
+At this point, you have two options. Either add, commit and push the files
+directly back to GitLab or switch to Git LFS. We will tackle the LFS switch in
+the next section.
+
+### Enabling Git LFS in your repo
+
+Git LFS is enabled by default on all GitLab products (GitLab CE, GitLab EE,
+GitLab.com), therefore, you don't need to do anything server-side.
+
+1. First, make sure you have `git-lfs` installed locally:
+
+   ```bash
+   git lfs help
+   ```
+
+   If the terminal doesn't prompt you with a full response on `git-lfs` commands,
+   [install the Git LFS client][install-lfs] first.
+
+1. Inside the repo, run the following command to initiate LFS:
+
+   ```bash
+   git lfs install
+   ```
+
+1. Enable `git-lfs` for the group of files you want to track. You
+   can track specific files, all files containing the same extension, or an
+   entire directory:
+
+   ```bash
+   git lfs track images/01.png   # per file
+   git lfs track **/*.png        # per extension
+   git lfs track images/         # per directory
+   ```
+
+   Once you do that, run `git status` and you'll see `.gitattributes` added
+   to your repo. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via
+   `git-lfs`.
+
+1. Add the files, commit and push them to GitLab:
+
+   ```bash
+   git add .
+   git commit -m "commit message"
+   git push
+   ```
+
+   If your remote is set up with HTTP, you will be asked to enter your login
+   credentials. If you have [2FA enabled](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md), make sure to use a
+   [personal access token](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md#personal-access-tokens)
+   instead of your password.
+
+## Removing the Git Annex branches
+
+After the migration finishes successfully, you can remove all `git-annex`
+related branches from your repository.
+
+On GitLab, navigate to your project's **Repository ➔ Branches** and delete all
+branches created by Git Annex: `git-annex`, and all under `synced/`.
+
+![repository branches](img/git-annex-branches.png)
+
+You can also do this on the command line with:
+
+```bash
+git branch -d synced/master
+git branch -d synced/git-annex
+git push origin :synced/master
+git push origin :synced/git-annex
+git push origin :git-annex
+git remote prune origin
+```
+
+If there are still some Annex objects inside your repository (`.git/annex/`)
+or references inside `.git/config`, run `annex uninit` again:
+
+```bash
+git annex uninit
+```
+
+## Further Reading
+
+- (Blog Post) [Getting Started with Git FLS][post-1]
+- (Blog Post) [Announcing LFS Support in GitLab][post-2]
+- (Blog Post) [GitLab Annex Solves the Problem of Versioning Large Binaries with Git][post-3]
+- (GitLab Docs) [Git Annex](../git_annex.md)
+- (GitLab Docs) [Git LFS](manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md)
+
+[annex-direct]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/direct_mode/
+[bkp-ext-drive]: https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Git-annex_Repository_on_an_External_Hard_Drive
+[Git Annex]: http://git-annex.branchable.com/
+[Git LFS]: https://git-lfs.github.com/
+[install-lfs]: https://git-lfs.github.com/
+[issue-remove-annex]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/1648
+[lfs-track]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/#tracking-files-with-lfs
+[post-1]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/
+[post-2]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2015/11/23/announcing-git-lfs-support-in-gitlab/
+[post-3]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2015/02/17/gitlab-annex-solves-the-problem-of-versioning-large-binaries-with-git/
+[uninit]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-uninit/

doc/administration/repository_storage_types.md

@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ CI Artifacts are S3 compatible since **9.4** (GitLab Premium), and available in
 
 ##### LFS Objects
 
-LFS Objects implements a similar storage pattern using 2 chars, 2 level folders, following Git own implementation:
+[LFS Objects in GitLab](lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md) implement a similar
+storage pattern using 2 chars, 2 level folders, following Git's own implementation:
 
 ```ruby
 "shared/lfs-objects/#{oid[0..1}/#{oid[2..3]}/#{oid[4..-1]}"
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ LFS Objects implements a similar storage pattern using 2 chars, 2 level folders,
 "shared/lfs-objects/89/09/029eb962194cfb326259411b22ae3f4a814b5be4f80651735aeef9f3229c"
 ```
 
-They are also S3 compatible since **10.0** (GitLab Premium), and available in GitLab Core since **10.7**.
+LFS objects are also [S3 compatible](lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
 
 [ce-2821]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/infrastructure/issues/2821
 [ce-28283]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/28283

doc/development/contributing/merge_request_workflow.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ include a regression test are merged quickly, while new features without proper
 tests might be slower to receive feedback. The workflow to make a merge
 request is as follows:
 
-1. [Fork](../../workflow/forking_workflow.md#creating-a-fork) the project into
+1. [Fork](../../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md) the project into
    your personal namespace (or group) on GitLab.com.
 1. Create a feature branch in your fork (don't work off `master`).
 1. Write [tests](../rake_tasks.md#run-tests) and code.

doc/development/git_object_deduplication.md

 # How Git object deduplication works in GitLab
 
-When a GitLab user [forks a project](../workflow/forking_workflow.md),
+When a GitLab user [forks a project](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md),
 GitLab creates a new Project with an associated Git repository that is a
 copy of the original project at the time of the fork. If a large project
 gets forked often, this can lead to a quick increase in Git repository

doc/gitlab-basics/fork-project.md

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ A fork is a copy of an original repository that you put in another namespace
 where you can experiment and apply changes that you can later decide whether or
 not to share, without affecting the original project.
 
-It takes just a few steps to [fork a project in GitLab](../workflow/forking_workflow.md#creating-a-fork).
+It takes just a few steps to [fork a project in GitLab](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md#creating-a-fork).

doc/install/aws/index.md

@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ which would otherwise take much space.
 
 In particular, you can store in S3:
 
-- [The Git LFS objects](../../workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md#s3-for-omnibus-installations) ((Omnibus GitLab installations))
+- [The Git LFS objects](../../administration/lfs/lfs_administration.md#s3-for-omnibus-installations) ((Omnibus GitLab installations))
 - [The Container Registry images](../../administration/packages/container_registry.md#container-registry-storage-driver) (Omnibus GitLab installations)
 - [The GitLab CI/CD job artifacts](../../administration/job_artifacts.md#using-object-storage) (Omnibus GitLab installations)
 

doc/intro/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Create issues, labels, milestones, cast your vote, and review issues.
 
 Create merge requests and review code.
 
-- [Fork a project and contribute to it](../workflow/forking_workflow.md)
+- [Fork a project and contribute to it](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md)
 - [Create a new merge request](../gitlab-basics/add-merge-request.md)
 - [Automatically close issues from merge requests](../user/project/issues/managing_issues.md#closing-issues-automatically)
 - [Automatically merge when pipeline succeeds](../user/project/merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md)

doc/topics/git/migrate_to_git_lfs/index.md

@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. -->
 ## References
 
 - [Getting Started with Git LFS](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/)
-- [Migrate from Git Annex to Git LFS](../../../workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md)
-- [GitLab's Git LFS user documentation](../../../workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md)
-- [GitLab's Git LFS administrator documentation](../../../workflow/lfs/lfs_administration.md)
+- [Migrate from Git Annex to Git LFS](../../../administration/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md)
+- [GitLab's Git LFS user documentation](../../../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md)
+- [GitLab's Git LFS administrator documentation](../../../administration/lfs/lfs_administration.md)
 - Alternative method to [migrate an existing repo to Git LFS](https://github.com/git-lfs/git-lfs/wiki/Tutorial#migrating-existing-repository-data-to-lfs)
 
 <!--

doc/user/admin_area/settings/account_and_limit_settings.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ For instance, consider the following workflow:
 
 1. Your team develops apps which require large files to be stored in
    the application repository.
-1. Although you have enabled [Git LFS](../../../workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md#git-lfs)
+1. Although you have enabled [Git LFS](../../../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md#git-lfs)
    to your project, your storage has grown significantly.
 1. Before you exceed available storage, you set up a limit of 10 GB
    per repository.

doc/user/project/repository/file_finder.md

+---
+disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/file_finder.html'
+---
+
+# File finder
+
+> [Introduced][gh-9889] in GitLab 8.4.
+
+The file finder feature allows you to search for a file in a repository using the
+GitLab UI.
+
+You can find the **Find File** button when in the **Files** section of a
+project.
+
+![Find file button](img/file_finder_find_button.png)
+
+For those who prefer to keep their fingers on the keyboard, there is a
+[shortcut button](../../../workflow/shortcuts.md) as well, which you can invoke from _anywhere_
+in a project.
+
+Press `t` to launch the File search function when in **Issues**,
+**Merge requests**, **Milestones**, even the project's settings.
+
+Start typing what you are searching for and watch the magic happen. With the
+up/down arrows, you go up and down the results, with `Esc` you close the search
+and go back to **Files**.
+
+## How it works
+
+The File finder feature is powered by the [Fuzzy filter](https://github.com/jeancroy/fuzz-aldrin-plus) library.
+
+It implements a fuzzy search with highlight, and tries to provide intuitive
+results by recognizing patterns that people use while searching.
+
+For example, consider the [GitLab CE repository][ce] and that we want to open
+the `app/controllers/admin/deploy_keys_controller.rb` file.
+
+Using fuzzy search, we start by typing letters that get us closer to the file.
+
+**Protip:** To narrow down your search, include `/` in your search terms.
+
+![Find file button](img/file_finder_find_file.png)
+
+[gh-9889]: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/pull/9889 "File finder pull request"
+[ce]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/tree/master "GitLab CE repository"

doc/user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md

+---
+disqus_identifier: 'https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/forking_workflow.html'
+---
+
+# Project forking workflow
+
+Forking a project to your own namespace is useful if you have no write
+access to the project you want to contribute to. If you do have write
+access or can request it, we recommend working together in the same
+repository since it is simpler. See our [GitLab Flow](../../../workflow/gitlab_flow.md)
+document more information about using branches to work together.
+
+## Creating a fork
+
+Forking a project is in most cases a two-step process.
+
+1. Click on the fork button located located in between the star and clone buttons on the project's home page.
+
+   ![Fork button](img/forking_workflow_fork_button.png)
+
+1. Once you do that, you'll be presented with a screen where you can choose
+   the namespace to fork to. Only namespaces (groups and your own
+   namespace) where you have write access to, will be shown. Click on the
+   namespace to create your fork there.
+
+   ![Choose namespace](img/forking_workflow_choose_namespace.png)
+
+   **Note:**
+   If the namespace you chose to fork the project to has another project with
+   the same path name, you will be presented with a warning that the forking
+   could not be completed. Try to resolve the error before repeating the forking
+   process.
+
+   ![Path taken error](img/forking_workflow_path_taken_error.png)
+
+After the forking is done, you can start working on the newly created
+repository. There, you will have full [Owner](../../permissions.md)
+access, so you can set it up as you please.
+
+## Merging upstream
+
+Once you are ready to send your code back to the main project, you need
+to create a merge request. Choose your forked project's main branch as
+the source and the original project's main branch as the destination and
+create the [merge request](../merge_requests/index.md).
+
+![Selecting branches](img/forking_workflow_branch_select.png)
+
+You can then assign the merge request to someone to have them review
+your changes. Upon pressing the 'Submit Merge Request' button, your
+changes will be added to the repository and branch you're merging into.
+
+![New merge request](img/forking_workflow_merge_request.png)
+
+[gitlab flow]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2014/09/29/gitlab-flow/ "GitLab Flow blog post"

doc/user/project/repository/index.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ A repository is part of a [project](../index.md), which has a lot of other featu
 ## Create a repository
 
 To create a new repository, all you need to do is
-[create a new project](../../../gitlab-basics/create-project.md).
+[create a new project](../../../gitlab-basics/create-project.md) or
+[fork an existing project](forking_workflow.md).
 
 Once you create a new project, you can add new files via UI
 (read the section below) or via command line.
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ To get started with the command line, please read through the
 
 ### Find files
 
-Use GitLab's [file finder](../../../workflow/file_finder.md) to search for files in a repository.
+Use GitLab's [file finder](file_finder.md) to search for files in a repository.
 
 ### Supported markup languages and extensions
 

doc/workflow/README.md

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ comments: false
   - [Due date for issues](../user/project/issues/due_dates.md)
 - [Issue Board](../user/project/issue_board.md)
 - [Keyboard shortcuts](shortcuts.md)
-- [File finder](file_finder.md)
+- [File finder](../user/project/repository/file_finder.md)
 - [File lock](../user/project/file_lock.md) **(PREMIUM)**
 - [Labels](../user/project/labels.md)
 - [Issue weight](issue_weight.md) **(STARTER)**
 - [Notification emails](notifications.md)
 - [Projects](../user/project/index.md)
-- [Project forking workflow](forking_workflow.md)
+- [Project forking workflow](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md)
 - [Project users](../user/project/members/index.md)
 - [Protected branches](../user/project/protected_branches.md)
 - [Protected tags](../user/project/protected_tags.md)
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ comments: false
   - [Merge request approvals](../user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.md) **(STARTER)**
 - [Repository mirroring](repository_mirroring.md) **(STARTER)**
 - [Service Desk](../user/project/service_desk.md) **(PREMIUM)**
-- [Manage large binaries with Git LFS](lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md)
 - [Importing from SVN, GitHub, Bitbucket, etc](importing/README.md)
 - [Todos](todos.md)
 - [Snippets](../user/snippets.md)

doc/workflow/file_finder.md

-# File finder
+---
+redirect_to: '../user/project/repository/file_finder.md'
+---
 
-> [Introduced][gh-9889] in GitLab 8.4.
-
-The file finder feature allows you to quickly shortcut your way when you are
-searching for a file in a repository using the GitLab UI.
-
-You can find the **Find File** button when in the **Files** section of a
-project.
-
-![Find file button](img/file_finder_find_button.png)
-
-For those who prefer to keep their fingers on the keyboard, there is a
-[shortcut button](shortcuts.md) as well, which you can invoke from _anywhere_
-in a project.
-
-Press `t` to launch the File search function when in **Issues**,
-**Merge requests**, **Milestones**, even the project's settings.
-
-Start typing what you are searching for and watch the magic happen. With the
-up/down arrows, you go up and down the results, with `Esc` you close the search
-and go back to **Files**.
-
-## How it works
-
-The File finder feature is powered by the [Fuzzy filter](https://github.com/jeancroy/fuzz-aldrin-plus) library.
-
-It implements a fuzzy search with highlight, and tries to provide intuitive
-results by recognizing patterns that people use while searching.
-
-For example, consider the [GitLab CE repository][ce] and that we want to open
-the `app/controllers/admin/deploy_keys_controller.rb` file.
-
-Using fuzzy search, we start by typing letters that get us closer to the file.
-
-**Protip:** To narrow down your search, include `/` in your search terms.
-
-![Find file button](img/file_finder_find_file.png)
-
-[gh-9889]: https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/pull/9889 "File finder pull request"
-[ce]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/tree/master "GitLab CE repository"
+This document was moved to [another location](../user/project/repository/file_finder.md).

doc/workflow/forking_workflow.md

-# Project forking workflow
+---
+redirect_to: '../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md'
+---
 
-Forking a project to your own namespace is useful if you have no write
-access to the project you want to contribute to. If you do have write
-access or can request it, we recommend working together in the same
-repository since it is simpler. See our [GitLab Flow](gitlab_flow.md)
-document more information about using branches to work together.
-
-## Creating a fork
-
-Forking a project is in most cases a two-step process.
-
-1. Click on the fork button located located in between the star and clone buttons on the project's home page.
-
-   ![Fork button](img/forking_workflow_fork_button.png)
-
-1. Once you do that, you'll be presented with a screen where you can choose
-   the namespace to fork to. Only namespaces (groups and your own
-   namespace) where you have write access to, will be shown. Click on the
-   namespace to create your fork there.
-
-   ![Choose namespace](img/forking_workflow_choose_namespace.png)
-
-   **Note:**
-   If the namespace you chose to fork the project to has another project with
-   the same path name, you will be presented with a warning that the forking
-   could not be completed. Try to resolve the error before repeating the forking
-   process.
-
-   ![Path taken error](img/forking_workflow_path_taken_error.png)
-
-After the forking is done, you can start working on the newly created
-repository. There, you will have full [Owner](../user/permissions.md)
-access, so you can set it up as you please.
-
-## Merging upstream
-
-Once you are ready to send your code back to the main project, you need
-to create a merge request. Choose your forked project's main branch as
-the source and the original project's main branch as the destination and
-create the [merge request](merge_requests.md).
-
-![Selecting branches](forking/branch_select.png)
-
-You can then assign the merge request to someone to have them review
-your changes. Upon pressing the 'Submit Merge Request' button, your
-changes will be added to the repository and branch you're merging into.
-
-![New merge request](forking/merge_request.png)
-
-[gitlab flow]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2014/09/29/gitlab-flow/ "GitLab Flow blog post"
+This document was moved to [another location](../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md).

doc/workflow/git_annex.md

-# Git annex
-
-> **Warning:** GitLab has [completely
-removed][deprecate-annex-issue] in GitLab 9.0 (2017/03/22).
-Read through the [migration guide from git-annex to Git LFS][guide].
-
-The biggest limitation of Git, compared to some older centralized version
-control systems, has been the maximum size of the repositories.
-
-The general recommendation is to not have Git repositories larger than 1GB to
-preserve performance. Although GitLab has no limit (some repositories in GitLab
-are over 50GB!), we subscribe to the advice to keep repositories as small as
-you can.
-
-Not being able to version control large binaries is a big problem for many
-larger organizations.
-Videos, photos, audio, compiled binaries and many other types of files are too
-large. As a workaround, people keep artwork-in-progress in a Dropbox folder and
-only check in the final result. This results in using outdated files, not
-having a complete history and increases the risk of losing work.
-
-This problem is solved in GitLab Enterprise Edition by integrating the
-[git-annex] application.
-
-`git-annex` allows managing large binaries with Git without checking the
-contents into Git.
-You check-in only a symlink that contains the SHA-1 of the large binary. If you
-need the large binary, you can sync it from the GitLab server over `rsync`, a
-very fast file copying tool.
-
-## GitLab git-annex Configuration
-
-`git-annex` is disabled by default in GitLab. Below you will find the
-configuration options required to enable it.
-
-### Requirements
-
-`git-annex` needs to be installed both on the server and the client side.
-
-For Debian-like systems (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu) this can be achieved by running:
-
-```
-sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install git-annex
-```
-
-For RedHat-like systems (e.g., CentOS, RHEL) this can be achieved by running:
-
-```
-sudo yum install epel-release && sudo yum install git-annex
-```
-
-### Configuration for Omnibus packages
-
-For Omnibus GitLab packages, only one configuration setting is needed.
-The Omnibus package will internally set the correct options in all locations.
-
-1. In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` add the following line:
-
-   ```ruby
-   gitlab_shell['git_annex_enabled'] = true
-   ```
-
-1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.
-
-### Configuration for installations from source
-
-There are 2 settings to enable git-annex on your GitLab server.
-
-One is located in `config/gitlab.yml` of the GitLab repository and the other
-one is located in `config.yml` of GitLab Shell.
-
-1. In `config/gitlab.yml` add or edit the following lines:
-
-   ```yaml
-   gitlab_shell:
-     git_annex_enabled: true
-   ```
-
-1. In `config.yml` of GitLab Shell add or edit the following lines:
-
-   ```yaml
-   git_annex_enabled: true
-   ```
-
-1. Save the files and [restart GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.
-
-## Using GitLab git-annex
-
-> **Note:**
-> Your Git remotes must be using the SSH protocol, not HTTP(S).
-
-Here is an example workflow of uploading a very large file and then checking it
-into your Git repository:
-
-```bash
-git clone git@example.com:group/project.git
-
-git annex init 'My Laptop'       # initialize the annex project and give an optional description
-cp ~/tmp/debian.iso ./           # copy a large file into the current directory
-git annex add debian.iso         # add the large file to git annex
-git commit -am "Add Debian iso"  # commit the file metadata
-git annex sync --content         # sync the Git repo and large file to the GitLab server
-```
-
-The output should look like this:
-
-```
-commit
-On branch master
-Your branch is ahead of 'origin/master' by 1 commit.
-  (use "git push" to publish your local commits)
-nothing to commit, working tree clean
-ok
-pull origin
-remote: Counting objects: 5, done.
-remote: Compressing objects: 100% (4/4), done.
-remote: Total 5 (delta 2), reused 0 (delta 0)
-Unpacking objects: 100% (5/5), done.
-From example.com:group/project
-   497842b..5162f80  git-annex  -> origin/git-annex
-ok
-(merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
-(recording state in git...)
-copy debian.iso (checking origin...) (to origin...)
-SHA256E-s26214400--8092b3d482fb1b7a5cf28c43bc1425c8f2d380e86869c0686c49aa7b0f086ab2.iso
-     26,214,400 100%  638.88kB/s    0:00:40 (xfr#1, to-chk=0/1)
-ok
-pull origin
-ok
-(recording state in git...)
-push origin
-Counting objects: 15, done.
-Delta compression using up to 4 threads.
-Compressing objects: 100% (13/13), done.
-Writing objects: 100% (15/15), 1.64 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
-Total 15 (delta 1), reused 0 (delta 0)
-To example.com:group/project.git
- * [new branch]      git-annex -> synced/git-annex
- * [new branch]      master -> synced/master
-ok
-```
-
-Your files can be found in the `master` branch, but you'll notice that there
-are more branches created by the `annex sync` command.
-
-Git Annex will also create a new directory at `.git/annex/` and will record the
-tracked files in the `.git/config` file. The files you assign to be tracked
-with `git-annex` will not affect the existing `.git/config` records. The files
-are turned into symbolic links that point to data in `.git/annex/objects/`.
-
-The `debian.iso` file in the example will contain the symbolic link:
-
-```
-.git/annex/objects/ZW/1k/SHA256E-s82701--6384039733b5035b559efd5a2e25a493ab6e09aabfd5162cc03f6f0ec238429d.png/SHA256E-s82701--6384039733b5035b559efd5a2e25a493ab6e09aabfd5162cc03f6f0ec238429d.iso
-```
-
-Use `git annex info` to retrieve the information about the local copy of your
-repository.
-
+---
+redirect_to: '../administration/git_annex.md'
 ---
 
-Downloading a single large file is also very simple:
-
-```bash
-git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
-
-git annex sync             # sync Git branches but not the large file
-git annex get debian.iso   # download the large file
-```
-
-To download all files:
-
-```bash
-git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
-
-git annex sync --content  # sync Git branches and download all the large files
-```
-
-By using `git-annex` without GitLab, anyone that can access the server can also
-access the files of all projects, but GitLab Annex ensures that you can only
-access files of projects you have access to (developer, maintainer, or owner role).
-
-## How it works
-
-Internally GitLab uses [GitLab Shell] to handle SSH access and this was a great
-integration point for `git-annex`.
-There is a setting in GitLab Shell so you can disable GitLab Annex support
-if you want to.
-
-## Troubleshooting tips
-
-Differences in version of `git-annex` on the GitLab server and on local machines
-can cause `git-annex` to raise unpredicted warnings and errors.
-
-Consult the [Annex upgrade page][annex-upgrade] for more information about
-the differences between versions. You can find out which version is installed
-on your server by navigating to <https://pkgs.org/download/git-annex> and
-searching for your distribution.
-
-Although there is no general guide for `git-annex` errors, there are a few tips
-on how to go around the warnings.
-
-### `git-annex-shell: Not a git-annex or gcrypt repository`
-
-This warning can appear on the initial `git annex sync --content` and is caused
-by differences in `git-annex-shell`. You can read more about it
-[in this git-annex issue][issue].
-
-One important thing to note is that despite the warning, the `sync` succeeds
-and the files are pushed to the GitLab repository.
-
-If you get hit by this, you can run the following command inside the repository
-that the warning was raised:
-
-```
-git config remote.origin.annex-ignore false
-```
-
-Consecutive runs of `git annex sync --content` **should not** produce this
-warning and the output should look like this:
-
-```
-commit  ok
-pull origin
-ok
-pull origin
-ok
-push origin
-```
-
-[annex-upgrade]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/upgrades/
-[deprecate-annex-issue]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/1648
-[git-annex]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/ "git-annex website"
-[gitlab shell]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-shell "GitLab Shell repository"
-[guide]: lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.html
-[issue]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/forum/Error_from_git-annex-shell_on_creation_of_gcrypt_special_remote/ "git-annex issue"
-[reconfigure GitLab]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure
-[restart GitLab]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source
+This document was moved to [another location](../administration/git_annex.md).

doc/workflow/git_lfs.md

 ---
-redirect_to: 'lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md'
+redirect_to: '../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md'
 ---
 
-This document was moved to [another location](lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md).
+This document was moved to [another location](../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md).

doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md

-# Git LFS
+---
+redirect_to: '../../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md'
+---
 
-Managing large files such as audio, video and graphics files has always been one
-of the shortcomings of Git. The general recommendation is to not have Git repositories
-larger than 1GB to preserve performance.
-
-![Git LFS tracking status](img/lfs-icon.png)
-
-An LFS icon is shown on files tracked by Git LFS to denote if a file is stored
-as a blob or as an LFS pointer.
-
-## How it works
-
-Git LFS client talks with the GitLab server over HTTPS. It uses HTTP Basic Authentication
-to authorize client requests. Once the request is authorized, Git LFS client receives
-instructions from where to fetch or where to push the large file.
-
-## GitLab server configuration
-
-Documentation for GitLab instance administrators is under [LFS administration doc](lfs_administration.md).
-
-## Requirements
-
-- Git LFS is supported in GitLab starting with version 8.2
-- Git LFS must be enabled under project settings
-- [Git LFS client](https://git-lfs.github.com) version 1.0.1 and up
-
-## Known limitations
-
-- Git LFS v1 original API is not supported since it was deprecated early in LFS
-  development
-- When SSH is set as a remote, Git LFS objects still go through HTTPS
-- Any Git LFS request will ask for HTTPS credentials to be provided so a good Git
-  credentials store is recommended
-- Git LFS always assumes HTTPS so if you have GitLab server on HTTP you will have
-  to add the URL to Git config manually (see [troubleshooting](#troubleshooting))
-
-NOTE: **Note:**
-With 8.12 GitLab added LFS support to SSH. The Git LFS communication
-still goes over HTTP, but now the SSH client passes the correct credentials
-to the Git LFS client, so no action is required by the user.
-
-## Using Git LFS
-
-Lets take a look at the workflow when you need to check large files into your Git
-repository with Git LFS. For example, if you want to upload a very large file and
-check it into your Git repository:
-
-```bash
-git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
-git lfs install                       # initialize the Git LFS project
-git lfs track "*.iso"                 # select the file extensions that you want to treat as large files
-```
-
-Once a certain file extension is marked for tracking as a LFS object you can use
-Git as usual without having to redo the command to track a file with the same extension:
-
-```bash
-cp ~/tmp/debian.iso ./                # copy a large file into the current directory
-git add .                             # add the large file to the project
-git commit -am "Added Debian iso"     # commit the file meta data
-git push origin master                # sync the git repo and large file to the GitLab server
-```
-
-**Make sure** that `.gitattributes` is tracked by Git. Otherwise Git
-LFS will not be working properly for people cloning the project:
-
-```bash
-git add .gitattributes
-```
-
-Cloning the repository works the same as before. Git automatically detects the
-LFS-tracked files and clones them via HTTP. If you performed the `git clone`
-command with a SSH URL, you have to enter your GitLab credentials for HTTP
-authentication.
-
-```bash
-git clone git@gitlab.example.com:group/project.git
-```
-
-If you already cloned the repository and you want to get the latest LFS object
-that are on the remote repository, eg. for a branch from origin:
-
-```bash
-git lfs fetch origin master
-```
-
-### Migrate an existing repo to Git LFS
-
-Read the documentation on how to [migrate an existing Git repo with Git LFS](../../topics/git/migrate_to_git_lfs/index.md).
-
-## File Locking
-
-> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/issues/35856) in GitLab 10.5.
-
-The first thing to do before using File Locking is to tell Git LFS which
-kind of files are lockable. The following command will store PNG files
-in LFS and flag them as lockable:
-
-```bash
-git lfs track "*.png" --lockable
-```
-
-After executing the above command a file named `.gitattributes` will be
-created or updated with the following content:
-
-```bash
-*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text lockable
-```
-
-You can also register a file type as lockable without using LFS
-(In order to be able to lock/unlock a file you need a remote server that implements the  LFS File Locking API),
-in order to do that you can edit the `.gitattributes` file manually:
-
-```bash
-*.pdf lockable
-```
-
-After a file type has been registered as lockable, Git LFS will make
-them readonly on the file system automatically. This means you will
-need to lock the file before editing it.
-
-### Managing Locked Files
-
-Once you're ready to edit your file you need to lock it first:
-
-```bash
-git lfs lock images/banner.png
-Locked images/banner.png
-```
-
-This will register the file as locked in your name on the server:
-
-```bash
-git lfs locks
-images/banner.png  joe   ID:123
-```
-
-Once you have pushed your changes, you can unlock the file so others can
-also edit it:
-
-```bash
-git lfs unlock images/banner.png
-```
-
-You can also unlock by id:
-
-```bash
-git lfs unlock --id=123
-```
-
-If for some reason you need to unlock a file that was not locked by you,
-you can use the `--force` flag as long as you have a `maintainer` access on
-the project:
-
-```bash
-git lfs unlock --id=123 --force
-```
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
-### error: Repository or object not found
-
-There are a couple of reasons why this error can occur:
-
-- You don't have permissions to access certain LFS object
-
-Check if you have permissions to push to the project or fetch from the project.
-
-- Project is not allowed to access the LFS object
-
-LFS object you are trying to push to the project or fetch from the project is not
-available to the project anymore. Probably the object was removed from the server.
-
-- Local Git repository is using deprecated LFS API
-
-### Invalid status for `<url>` : 501
-
-Git LFS will log the failures into a log file.
-To view this log file, while in project directory:
-
-```bash
-git lfs logs last
-```
-
-If the status `error 501` is shown, it is because:
-
-- Git LFS is not enabled in project settings. Check your project settings and
-  enable Git LFS.
-
-- Git LFS support is not enabled on the GitLab server. Check with your GitLab
-  administrator why Git LFS is not enabled on the server. See
-  [LFS administration documentation](lfs_administration.md) for instructions
-  on how to enable LFS support.
-
-- Git LFS client version is not supported by GitLab server. Check your Git LFS
-  version with `git lfs version`. Check the Git config of the project for traces
-  of deprecated API with `git lfs -l`. If `batch = false` is set in the config,
-  remove the line and try to update your Git LFS client. Only version 1.0.1 and
-  newer are supported.
-
-### getsockopt: connection refused
-
-If you push a LFS object to a project and you receive an error similar to:
-`Post <URL>/info/lfs/objects/batch: dial tcp IP: getsockopt: connection refused`,
-the LFS client is trying to reach GitLab through HTTPS. However, your GitLab
-instance is being served on HTTP.
-
-This behaviour is caused by Git LFS using HTTPS connections by default when a
-`lfsurl` is not set in the Git config.
-
-To prevent this from happening, set the lfs url in project Git config:
-
-```bash
-git config --add lfs.url "http://gitlab.example.com/group/project.git/info/lfs"
-```
-
-### Credentials are always required when pushing an object
-
-NOTE: **Note:**
-With 8.12 GitLab added LFS support to SSH. The Git LFS communication
-still goes over HTTP, but now the SSH client passes the correct credentials
-to the Git LFS client, so no action is required by the user.
-
-Given that Git LFS uses HTTP Basic Authentication to authenticate the user pushing
-the LFS object on every push for every object, user HTTPS credentials are required.
-
-By default, Git has support for remembering the credentials for each repository
-you use. This is described in [Git credentials man pages](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitcredentials).
-
-For example, you can tell Git to remember the password for a period of time in
-which you expect to push the objects:
-
-```bash
-git config --global credential.helper 'cache --timeout=3600'
-```
-
-This will remember the credentials for an hour after which Git operations will
-require re-authentication.
-
-If you are using OS X you can use `osxkeychain` to store and encrypt your credentials.
-For Windows, you can use `wincred` or Microsoft's [Git Credential Manager for Windows](https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows/releases).
-
-More details about various methods of storing the user credentials can be found
-on [Git Credential Storage documentation](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Tools-Credential-Storage).
-
-### LFS objects are missing on push
-
-GitLab checks files to detect LFS pointers on push. If LFS pointers are detected, GitLab tries to verify that those files already exist in LFS on GitLab.
-
-Verify that LFS in installed locally and consider a manual push with `git lfs push --all`.
-
-If you are storing LFS files outside of GitLab you can disable LFS on the project by setting `lfs_enabled: false` with the [projects API](../../api/projects.md#edit-project).
-
-### Hosting LFS objects externally
-
-It is possible to host LFS objects externally by setting a custom LFS url with `git config -f .lfsconfig lfs.url https://example.com/<project>.git/info/lfs`.
-
-You might choose to do this if you are using an appliance like a Sonatype Nexus to store LFS data. If you choose to use an external LFS store,
-GitLab will not be able to verify LFS objects which means that pushes will fail if you have GitLab LFS support enabled.
-
-To stop push failure, LFS support can be disabled in the [Project settings](../../user/project/settings/index.md). This means you will lose GitLab LFS value-adds (Verifying LFS objects, UI integration for LFS).
+This document was moved to [another location](../../administration/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md).

doc/workflow/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md

-# Migration guide from Git Annex to Git LFS
-
->**Note:**
-Git Annex support [has been removed][issue-remove-annex] in GitLab Enterprise
-Edition 9.0 (2017/03/22).
-
-Both [Git Annex][] and [Git LFS][] are tools to manage large files in Git.
-
-## History
-
-Git Annex [was introduced in GitLab Enterprise Edition 7.8][post-3], at a time
-where Git LFS didn't yet exist. A few months later, GitLab brought support for
-Git LFS in [GitLab 8.2][post-2] and is available for both Community and
-Enterprise editions.
-
-## Differences between Git Annex and Git LFS
-
-Some items below are general differences between the two protocols and some are
-ones that GitLab developed.
-
-- Git Annex works only through SSH, whereas Git LFS works both with SSH and HTTPS
-  (SSH support was added in GitLab 8.12).
-- Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories, whereas
-  LFS files are stored outside of the repositories in a place you can define.
-- Git Annex requires a more complex setup, but has much more options than Git
-  LFS. You can compare the commands each one offers by running `man git-annex`
-  and `man git-lfs`.
-- Annex files cannot be browsed directly in GitLab's interface, whereas LFS
-  files can.
-
-## Migration steps
-
->**Note:**
-Since Git Annex files are stored in a sub-directory of the normal repositories
-(`.git/annex/objects`) and LFS files are stored outside of the repositories,
-they are not compatible as they are using a different scheme. Therefore, the
-migration has to be done manually per repository.
-
-There are basically two steps you need to take in order to migrate from Git
-Annex to Git LFS.
-
-### TL; DR
-
-If you know what you are doing and want to skip the reading, this is what you
-need to do (we assume you have [git-annex enabled](../git_annex.md#using-gitlab-git-annex) in your
-repository and that you have made backups in case something goes wrong).
-Fire up a terminal, navigate to your Git repository and:
-
-1. Disable `git-annex`:
-
-   ```bash
-   git annex sync --content
-   git annex direct
-   git annex uninit
-   git annex indirect
-   ```
-
-1. Enable `git-lfs`:
-
-   ```
-   git lfs install
-   git lfs track <files>
-   git add .
-   git commit -m "commit message"
-   git push
-   ```
-
-### Disabling Git Annex in your repo
-
-Before changing anything, make sure you have a backup of your repository first.
-There are a couple of ways to do that, but you can simply clone it to another
-local path and maybe push it to GitLab if you want a remote backup as well.
-Here you'll find a guide on
-[how to back up a **git-annex** repository to an external hard drive][bkp-ext-drive].
-
-Since Annex files are stored as objects with symlinks and cannot be directly
-modified, we need to first remove those symlinks.
-
-NOTE: **Note:**
-Make sure the you read about the [`direct` mode][annex-direct] as it contains
-useful information that may fit in your use case. Note that `annex direct` is
-deprecated in Git Annex version 6, so you may need to upgrade your repository
-if the server also has Git Annex 6 installed. Read more in the
-[Git Annex troubleshooting tips](../git_annex.md#troubleshooting-tips) section.
-
-1. Backup your repository
-
-   ```bash
-   cd repository
-   git annex sync --content
-   cd ..
-   git clone repository repository-backup
-   cd repository-backup
-   git annex get
-   cd ..
-   ```
-
-1. Use `annex direct`:
-
-   ```bash
-   cd repository
-   git annex direct
-   ```
-
-   The output should be similar to this:
-
-   ```bash
-   commit
-   On branch master
-   Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.
-   nothing to commit, working tree clean
-   ok
-   direct debian.iso ok
-   direct  ok
-   ```
-
-1. Disable Git Annex with [`annex uninit`][uninit]:
-
-   ```bash
-   git annex uninit
-   ```
-
-   The output should be similar to this:
-
-   ```bash
-   unannex debian.iso ok
-   Deleted branch git-annex (was 2534d2c).
-   ```
-
-   This will `unannex` every file in the repository, leaving the original files.
-
-1. Switch back to `indirect` mode:
-
-   ```bash
-   git annex indirect
-   ```
-
-   The output should be similar to this:
-
-   ```bash
-   (merging origin/git-annex into git-annex...)
-   (recording state in git...)
-   commit  (recording state in git...)
-
-   ok
-   (recording state in git...)
-   [master fac3194] commit before switching to indirect mode
-    1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
-    delete mode 120000 alpine-virt-3.4.4-x86_64.iso
-   ok
-   indirect  ok
-   ok
-   ```
-
+---
+redirect_to: '../../administration/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md'
 ---
 
-At this point, you have two options. Either add, commit and push the files
-directly back to GitLab or switch to Git LFS. We will tackle the LFS switch in
-the next section.
-
-### Enabling Git LFS in your repo
-
-Git LFS is enabled by default on all GitLab products (GitLab CE, GitLab EE,
-GitLab.com), therefore, you don't need to do anything server-side.
-
-1. First, make sure you have `git-lfs` installed locally:
-
-   ```bash
-   git lfs help
-   ```
-
-   If the terminal doesn't prompt you with a full response on `git-lfs` commands,
-   [install the Git LFS client][install-lfs] first.
-
-1. Inside the repo, run the following command to initiate LFS:
-
-   ```bash
-   git lfs install
-   ```
-
-1. Enable `git-lfs` for the group of files you want to track. You
-   can track specific files, all files containing the same extension, or an
-   entire directory:
-
-   ```bash
-   git lfs track images/01.png   # per file
-   git lfs track **/*.png        # per extension
-   git lfs track images/         # per directory
-   ```
-
-   Once you do that, run `git status` and you'll see `.gitattributes` added
-   to your repo. It collects all file patterns that you chose to track via
-   `git-lfs`.
-
-1. Add the files, commit and push them to GitLab:
-
-   ```bash
-   git add .
-   git commit -m "commit message"
-   git push
-   ```
-
-   If your remote is set up with HTTP, you will be asked to enter your login
-   credentials. If you have [2FA enabled](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md), make sure to use a
-   [personal access token](../../user/profile/account/two_factor_authentication.md#personal-access-tokens)
-   instead of your password.
-
-## Removing the Git Annex branches
-
-After the migration finishes successfully, you can remove all `git-annex`
-related branches from your repository.
-
-On GitLab, navigate to your project's **Repository ➔ Branches** and delete all
-branches created by Git Annex: `git-annex`, and all under `synced/`.
-
-![repository branches](images/git-annex-branches.png)
-
-You can also do this on the command line with:
-
-```bash
-git branch -d synced/master
-git branch -d synced/git-annex
-git push origin :synced/master
-git push origin :synced/git-annex
-git push origin :git-annex
-git remote prune origin
-```
-
-If there are still some Annex objects inside your repository (`.git/annex/`)
-or references inside `.git/config`, run `annex uninit` again:
-
-```bash
-git annex uninit
-```
-
-## Further Reading
-
-- (Blog Post) [Getting Started with Git FLS][post-1]
-- (Blog Post) [Announcing LFS Support in GitLab][post-2]
-- (Blog Post) [GitLab Annex Solves the Problem of Versioning Large Binaries with Git][post-3]
-- (GitLab Docs) [Git Annex](../git_annex.md)
-- (GitLab Docs) [Git LFS](manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md)
-
-[annex-direct]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/direct_mode/
-[bkp-ext-drive]: https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Git-annex_Repository_on_an_External_Hard_Drive
-[Git Annex]: http://git-annex.branchable.com/
-[Git LFS]: https://git-lfs.github.com/
-[install-lfs]: https://git-lfs.github.com/
-[issue-remove-annex]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/1648
-[lfs-track]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/#tracking-files-with-lfs
-[post-1]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2017/01/30/getting-started-with-git-lfs-tutorial/
-[post-2]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2015/11/23/announcing-git-lfs-support-in-gitlab/
-[post-3]: https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2015/02/17/gitlab-annex-solves-the-problem-of-versioning-large-binaries-with-git/
-[uninit]: https://git-annex.branchable.com/git-annex-uninit/
+This document was moved to [another location](../../administration/lfs/migrate_from_git_annex_to_git_lfs.md).