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Add documentation for the default initial branch name setting

Thomas Randolph requested to merge branch-name/docs into master

What does this MR do?

Adds documentation for the feature MR.

We have a new setting section that allows an instance administrator to change the default initial branch name.

Until now, that default name would be master. After this change, the default is still master, but the instance administrator can change that to something else.

Related issues

Closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/221013

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Do not add the feature, frontend, backend, ~"bug", or database labels if you are only updating documentation. These labels will cause the MR to be added to code verification QA issues.

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1. Primary Reviewer

  • Review by a code reviewer or other selected colleague to confirm accuracy, clarity, and completeness. This can be skipped for minor fixes without substantive content changes.

2. Technical Writer

  • Technical writer review. If not requested for this MR, must be scheduled post-merge. To request for this MR, assign the writer listed for the applicable DevOps stage.

3. Maintainer

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  2. Ensure a release milestone is set.
  3. If there has not been a technical writer review, create an issue for one using the Doc Review template.
Edited by Marcia Ramos

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