mkdocs-material/docs/setup/adding-a-git-repository.md

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# Adding a git repository

If your documentation is related to source code, Material for MkDocs provides
the ability to display information to the project's repository as part of the
static site, including statistics like stars and forks. Furthermore, individual
documents can be linked to specific source files.

## Configuration

In order to display a link to the repository of your project as part of your
documentation, set [`repo_url`][1] in `mkdocs.yml` to the public URL of your
repository, e.g.:

``` yaml
repo_url: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
```

The link to the repository will be rendered next to the search bar on big
screens and as part of the main navigation drawer on smaller screen sizes.
Additionally, for GitHub and GitLab, the number of stars and forks is
automatically requested and rendered for _public repositories_.

  [1]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/configuration/#repo_url

### Repository name

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][2] · :octicons-milestone-24: Default:
_automatically set to_ `GitHub`, `GitLab` _or_ `Bitbucket`

MkDocs will infer the source provider by examining the URL and try to set the
_repository name_ automatically. If you wish to customize the name, set
[`repo_name`][3] in `mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
repo_name: squidfunk/mkdocs-material
```

  [2]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/partials/source.html
  [3]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/configuration/#repo_name

### Repository icon

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][2] · :octicons-milestone-24: Default:
`fontawesome/brands/git-alt`

While the default _repository icon_ is a generic git icon, it can be set to
[any icon bundled with the theme][4] by referencing a valid icon path in
`mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
theme:
  icon:
    repo: fontawesome/brands/git-alt
```

Some popular choices:

- :fontawesome-brands-git: – `fontawesome/brands/git`
- :fontawesome-brands-git-alt: – `fontawesome/brands/git-alt`
- :fontawesome-brands-git-square: – `fontawesome/brands/git-square`
- :fontawesome-brands-github: – `fontawesome/brands/github`
- :fontawesome-brands-github-alt: – `fontawesome/brands/github-alt`
- :fontawesome-brands-github-square: – `fontawesome/brands/github-square`
- :fontawesome-brands-gitlab: – `fontawesome/brands/gitlab`
- :fontawesome-brands-gitkraken: – `fontawesome/brands/gitkraken`
- :fontawesome-brands-bitbucket: – `fontawesome/brands/bitbucket`
- :fontawesome-solid-trash: – `fontawesome/solid/trash`

  [4]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/tree/master/material/.icons

### Edit button

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][5] · :octicons-milestone-24: Default:
_automatically set_

If the repository URL points to a [GitHub][6], [GitLab][7] or [Bitbucket][8]
repository, an _edit button_ is displayed at the top of each document. This
behavior can be changed by setting [`edit_uri`][9] in `mkdocs.yml`:

=== "Customize edit path"

    ``` yaml
    edit_uri: edit/master/docs/
    ```

=== "Hide edit button"

    ``` yaml
    edit_uri: ""
    ```

  [5]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/base.html
  [6]: https://github.com/
  [7]: https://about.gitlab.com/
  [8]: https://bitbucket.org/
  [9]: https://www.mkdocs.org/user-guide/configuration/#edit_uri

### Revision date

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][10] ·
[:octicons-cpu-24: Plugin][11]

The [git-revision-date][10] plugin adds support for displaying the date a
document was _last updated_ at the bottom of each page. It can be installed
with `pip`:

```
pip install mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin
```

Then, add the following to `mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
plugins:
  - git-revision-date
```

The following options are supported:

`enabled_if_env`{ #enabled-if-env }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: _none_ – When specified the data will only be extracted from git
    if the environment variable exists. This makes it possible to disable
    extraction for cases when the repository is not available:

    ``` yaml
    plugins:
      - git-revision-date:
          enabled_if_env: CI
    ```

_Material for MkDocs doesn't provide official support for the other options of
this plugin, so they may be supported but might yield unexpected results.
Use them at your own risk._

  [10]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/blob/master/src/partials/source-date.html
  [11]: https://github.com/zhaoterryy/mkdocs-git-revision-date-plugin

### Revision date, localized

[:octicons-file-code-24: Source][10] ·
[:octicons-cpu-24: Plugin][12]

Similarly, the [git-revision-date-localized][12] plugin adds support for adding
a localized _updated at_ and _created at_ date at the bottom of each page. It
can be installed with `pip`:

```
pip install mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin
```

Then, add the following to `mkdocs.yml`:

``` yaml
plugins:
  - git-revision-date-localized
```

The following options are supported:

`type`{ #type }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: `date` – The format of the date to be
    displayed. Valid values are `date`, `datetime`, `iso_date`, `iso_datetime`
    and `timeago`:

    ``` yaml
    plugins:
      - git-revision-date-localized:
          type: date
    ```

`fallback_to_build_date`{ #fallback-to-build-date }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: `false` – Enables falling back to
    the time when `mkdocs build` was executed. Can be used as a fallback when
    the build is performed outside of the git repository:

    ``` yaml
    plugins:
      - git-revision-date-localized:
          fallback_to_build_date: true
    ```

`enable_creation_date`{ #enable-creation-date }

:   :octicons-milestone-24: Default: `false` – Enables the display of the
    _created at_ date of the file associated with the page next to the
    _updated at_ date at the bottom of the page:

    ``` yaml
    plugins:
      - git-revision-date-localized:
          enable_creation_date: true
    ```


_Material for MkDocs doesn't provide official support for the other options of
this plugin, so they may be supported but might yield unexpected results.
Use them at your own risk._

  [12]: https://github.com/timvink/mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin