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## About

GitHub Action for [UPX](https://github.com/upx/upx), the Ultimate Packer for eXecutables.

## Usage

Below is a simple snippet to use this action. A [live example](https://github.com/crazy-max/ghaction-upx/actions) is also available for this repository.

```yaml
name: upx

on:
  pull_request:
  push:

jobs:
  upx:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      -
        name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v1
      -
        name: Run UPX
        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-upx@v1
        with:
          version: latest
          file: ./bin/mybinary
          args: -fq
```

## Customizing

### inputs

Following inputs can be used as `step.with` keys

| Name          | Type    | Default   | Description                   |
|---------------|---------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| `version`     | String  | `latest`  | UPX version. Example: `3.95`  |
| `file`        | String  |           | File to compress              |
| `args`        | String  |           | Arguments to pass to UPX      |

## Limitation

This action is only available for Linux and Windows [virtual environments](https://help.github.com/en/articles/virtual-environments-for-github-actions#supported-virtual-environments-and-hardware-resources).

## How can I help ?

All kinds of contributions are welcome :raised_hands:! The most basic way to show your support is to star :star2: the project, or to raise issues :speech_balloon: You can also support this project by [**becoming a sponsor on GitHub**](https://github.com/sponsors/crazy-max) :clap: or by making a [Paypal donation](https://www.paypal.me/crazyws) to ensure this journey continues indefinitely! :rocket:

Thanks again for your support, it is much appreciated! :pray:

## License

MIT. See `LICENSE` for more details.