Background

In this post, we will cover how to manage snippets in GitLab.

 

GitLab

Snippet

Outline

Here are the steps for creating a snippet in GitLab.

1. Initiate
   • From the top menu bar, access the Snippets option
2. Snippets
   • Your Snippets
   • Explore Snippets
3. New Snippet – Adding
   • Title
   • Description
   • Files
     • Individual Files
       • Filename
       • Code Snippet
   • Visibility level
     • Private
     • Public

Steps

Step – Initiate

To manage snippets, please use the menu.

To access the option, please click Menu/Snippets.

Step – Snippets

Two panels are available.

The availed panels are:-

1. Your Snippets
2. Explore Snippets

Step – New Snippet – Initiating

Depending on whether the account has existing snippets or not, the screen displayed is a bit different.

If there are existing snippets, the existing snippets are listed.

If there are no existing snippets, an image serves as a placeholder.

Step – New Snippet – Add Snippet

1. Title
2. Description
3. Files
   • File
     • Filename
       • Please make sure to include the file’s extension
4. Visibility
   • Private
   • Public

 

Images

Initiate

Menu – Snippets

 

Snippets Review

Your Snippets, Explore Snippets

Empty Snippets

 

Existing Snippets

New Snippet

Title & Description

Visibility Label

 

Sample Snippets

1. Daniel Adeniji
   • Repeat Char
     Link

 

 

Product Comparison

In an earlier post spoke a bit about some of the lapses in creating and managing snippets within GitHub Gist’s ( code snippets ) toolset.

BTW that post is here:-

GitHub – Gist – Feedback
Date Published:- 2022-April-11th
Link

Arguably, GitLab is a bit easier from a tooling ( User Interface and Comestic ) standpoint.

 

References

1. GitLab
   • Snippets
     Link