Add docs for upgrader script

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# 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.
### 0. Backup
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:backup:create RAILS_ENV=production
### 1. Stop server
sudo service gitlab stop
### 2. Run gitlab upgrade tool
cd /home/git/gitlab
sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb
# it also supports -y option to avouid user input
# sudo -u git -H ruby script/upgrade.rb -y
### 3. Start application
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart