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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ When to use this GitHub Action? It is useful in case that you have a GitHub repo
Flow: Flow:
The [example repository](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example) has a MarkDown file [main.md](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/main.md)), during the [GitHub Actions flow](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L19) it executes [build.sh](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/build.sh) and the output/ directory (configurable via [source-directory](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L27) appears in the [output repository](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output). The [example repository](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example) has a MarkDown file [main.md](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/main.md)), during the [GitHub Actions flow](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L19) it executes [build.sh](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/build.sh) and the output/ directory (configurable via [source-directory](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L27) appears in the [output repository](https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output).
Please bear in mind: files in the target repository are deleted. This is to make sure that it contains only the generated files in the last run without previously generated files. Please bear in mind: files in the target repository are deleted. This is to make sure that it contains only the generated files in the last run without previously generated files.
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The Username/Organization for the destination repository, if different from `destination-github-username`. For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `cpina`. The Username/Organization for the destination repository, if different from `destination-github-username`. For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `cpina`.
### `target-branch` (argument) [optional] ### `target-branch` (argument) [optional]
The branch name for the destination repository. It defaults to `master` for historical reasons, feel free to change it to `main`. The branch name for the destination repository. It defaults to `main` for historical reasons, feel free to change it to `main`.
### `commit-message` (argument) [optional] ### `commit-message` (argument) [optional]
The commit message to be used in the output repository. Optional and defaults to "Update from $REPOSITORY_URL@commit". The commit message to be used in the output repository. Optional and defaults to "Update from $REPOSITORY_URL@commit".
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## Example usage ## Example usage
```yaml ```yaml
- name: Pushes to another repository - name: Pushes to another repository
uses: cpina/github-action-push-to-another-repository@master uses: cpina/github-action-push-to-another-repository@main
env: env:
API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }} API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
with: with:
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destination-github-username: 'cpina' destination-github-username: 'cpina'
destination-repository-name: 'pandoc-test-output' destination-repository-name: 'pandoc-test-output'
user-email: carles3@pina.cat user-email: carles3@pina.cat
target-branch: main
``` ```
Working example: Working example:
https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml
It generates files from: It generates files from:
https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example

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required: false required: false
default: '' default: ''
target-branch: target-branch:
description: '[Optional] set target branch name for the destination repository. Defaults to "master"' description: '[Optional] set target branch name for the destination repository. Defaults to "master" for historical reasons'
default: 'master' default: 'master'
required: false required: false
commit-message: commit-message:

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entrypoint.sh
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echo "$SOURCE_DIRECTORY does not exist" echo "$SOURCE_DIRECTORY does not exist"
echo "This directory needs to exist when push-to-another-repository is executed" echo "This directory needs to exist when push-to-another-repository is executed"
echo echo
echo "In the example it is created by ./build.sh: https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L19" echo "In the example it is created by ./build.sh: https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L19"
echo echo
echo "If you want to copy a directory that exist in the source repository" echo "If you want to copy a directory that exist in the source repository"
echo "to the target repository: you need to clone the source repository" echo "to the target repository: you need to clone the source repository"
echo "in a previous step in the same build section. For example using" echo "in a previous step in the same build section. For example using"
echo "actions/checkout@v2. See: https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/master/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L16" echo "actions/checkout@v2. See: https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-example/blob/main/.github/workflows/ci.yml#L16"
exit 1 exit 1
fi fi