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+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 1 * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+name: keep automation
+
+jobs:
+  write_small_file:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      OSN_KEY: ${{ secrets.OSN_KEY }}
+      OSN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.OSN_SECRET }}
+    container: rocker/rstudio:latest
+    steps:
+      - run: git config --system --add safe.directory '*'
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+           fetch-depth: 0
+           set-safe-directory: '*'
+
+      - name: Make small file
+        run: date >> keep_automation.txt
+
+      - name: Commit and Push
+        run: |
+          git pull
+          git config user.name github-actions
+          git config user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git add keep_automation.txt
+          git commit -a -m "keeping automation" || echo "nothing to commit"
+          git push https://${GITHUB_PAT}:${GITHUB_PAT}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}