Update rename project documentation in project owner guide
- remove description of workaround using importer plugin which
doesn't yet support Gerrit 2.16 or higher
- instead explain that the rename-project plugin can be used to rename
a project
Change-Id: Ie8284a4492b66ed4733f5f77196b898e30598f6a
diff --git a/Documentation/intro-project-owner.txt b/Documentation/intro-project-owner.txt
index 81e2576..66015de 100644
--- a/Documentation/intro-project-owner.txt
+++ b/Documentation/intro-project-owner.txt
@@ -757,7 +757,14 @@
Gerrit core does not support the renaming of projects.
-As workaround you can perform the following steps:
+If the link:https://gerrit-review.googlesource.com/admin/repos/plugins/rename-project[rename-project]
+plugin is installed, projects can be renamed using the
+link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/rename-project/+/refs/heads/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/cmd-rename.md[rename-project]
+ssh command. Find details about prerequisites in the
+link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/rename-project/+/refs/heads/master/src/main/resources/Documentation/about.md[plugin documentation].
+
+If you don't want to use the rename-project plugin you can perform the following steps as
+a workaround:
. link:#project-creation[Create a new project] with the new name.
. link:#import-history[Import the history of the old project].
@@ -766,11 +773,6 @@
Please note that a drawback of this workaround is that the whole review
history (changes, review comments) is lost.
-Alternatively, you can use the
-link:https://gerrit.googlesource.com/plugins/importer/[importer] plugin
-to copy the project _including the review history_, and then
-link:#project-deletion[delete the old project].
-
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