# GitLab Upgrader
-GitLab Upgrader - ruby script that allows you easily upgrade GitLab to latest minor version.
-Ex. it can update your application from 6.4 to latest GitLab 6 version (like 6.5.1).
-You still need to create backup and manually restart GitLab but all other operations can be done by upgrade tool.
+GitLab Upgrader - a ruby script that allows you easily upgrade GitLab to latest minor version.
+For example it can update your application from 6.4 to latest GitLab 6 version (like 6.6.1).
+You still need to create a a backup and manually restart GitLab after runnning the script but all other operations are done by this upgrade script.
+If you have local changes to your GitLab repository the script will stash them and you need to use `git stash pop` after running the script.
-__GitLab Upgrader is available only for version 6.4.2 or higher__
+__GitLab Upgrader is available only for GitLab version 6.4.2 or higher__
### 0. Backup
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb
- # it also supports -y option to avouid user input
+ # it also supports -y option to avoid waiting for user input
# sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb -y
-
### 3. Start application