August 2019
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A very handy feature in GitLab is the quick action. You can use a / with certain keywords to trigger a command on issues, epics, merge requests, and commits, just like you can with something like IRC chat. It is faster than using GitLab's web buttons or other controls. Remember to put each command on a separate line, otherwise it will be parsed incorrectly. Once they are parsed and executed, they will be removed from the text and nobody can see them. There is, of course, an audit trail for the action executed.
Some samples of quick action are as follows:
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