Step 1. Fetch and check out the branch for this merge request

-# All repo/branch refs have been quoted to allow support for special characters (such as #my-branch)
git fetch "https://code.briarproject.org/goapunk/briar.git" "add_special_purpose_contacts"
git checkout -b "goapunk/briar-add_special_purpose_contacts" FETCH_HEAD

Step 2. Review the changes locally

Step 3. Merge the branch and fix any conflicts that come up

git fetch origin
git checkout "origin/master"
git merge --no-ff "goapunk/briar-add_special_purpose_contacts"

Step 4. Push the result of the merge to GitLab

git push origin "master"

Note that pushing to GitLab requires write access to this repository.

Tip: You can also checkout merge requests locally by following these guidelines.