If you own a public repository, any Bitbucket user can fork that repository, make changes and send a pull request to you. However, you may want to keep your repository private. In that case, you can add users you know or invite users you think may want to contribute. For both public and private repositories, you can give users the permission to push changes directly to your repository or more, administrate your repository. To do this, you add a user and set their permissions.
Level |
This permissions allows a user to do the following: |
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read | View and fork the repository code. All public repositories grant all Bitbucket users read permissions automatically. Read access on a repository also allows users to create issues, comment on issues, and edit wiki pages. |
write | Contribute to the repository by pushing changes directly from a repository on a local machine. |
admin | Can do everything a repository owner can except create or
delete repositories. This means administrators can:
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The system adds the user to the Users list with
the permissions you selected. It also sends an email to the user
informing them about the add.
If you make a mistake, delete the user and try again.