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git-branch

GitHub Action

Create Branch

v3.0.0 Latest version

Create Branch

git-branch

Create Branch

Creates a branch

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Create Branch

              
  uses: peterjgrainger/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in peterjgrainger/action-create-branch

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Create Branch GitHub Action

This action creates a new branch with the same commit reference as the branch it is being ran on, or your chosen reference when specified.

Inputs

branch

Optional The name of the branch to create. Default "release-candidate". If your branch conains forward slashes (/) use the full branch reference. Instead of /long/branch/name use refs/heads/long/branch/name. It's an issue with the GitHub API https://gist.github.com/jasonrudolph/10727108

sha

Optional The SHA1 value for the branch reference.

Outputs

created

Boolean value representing whether or not a new branch was created.

Example usage

uses: peterjgrainger/[email protected]
env:
  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
with:
  branch: 'release-notes'
  sha: '${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}'