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Create Other Repo Branch Action

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Create Other Repo Branch Action

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Create Other Repo Branch Action

Github Action to create a new branch on another repository 🆕🚀

Installation

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

 
              
- name: Create Other Repo Branch Action

              
  uses: GuillaumeFalourd/create-other-repo-branch-action@v1.5
Learn more about this action in GuillaumeFalourd/create-other-repo-branch-action

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Create Other Repo Branch Action

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Github Action to create a new branch on another repository 🆕🚀

📚 Usage

⚙️ How does the action work?

⚠️ Don't use this action to create a branch on the same repository! To do so, other actions on the marketplace are more efficient. You can also do it with the actions/checkout and git commands.

♻️ Scenarios

Creating new branch on another repository using default branch as reference

    steps:
      - uses: GuillaumeFalourd/create-other-repo-branch-action@v1.5
        with:
          repository_owner: GuillaumeFalourd
          repository_name: poc-github-actions
          new_branch_name: release-1.2.3
          access_token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN}}

Creating new branch on another repository using a specific branch as reference

    steps:
      - uses: GuillaumeFalourd/create-other-repo-branch-action@v1.5
        with:
          repository_owner: GuillaumeFalourd
          repository_name: poc-github-actions
          new_branch_name: release-1.2.3
          new_branch_ref: release-candidate
          access_token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN}}

▶️ Action Inputs

Field Mandatory Observation
repository_owner YES Repository Owner
e.g: octocat
repository_name YES Repository Name
e.g: my-repo-name
new_branch_name YES New branch name created on other repository
e.g: release-*.*.*
new_branch_ref NO Reference to create the new branch name on other repository
e.g: release-candidate (the default branch is used if not informed)
access_token NO A PAT that has access to the repository (if necessary). Note: this should not be combined with ssh_deploy_key.
ignore_branch_exists NO This (boolean) field will gracefully skip branch creation if the requested branch already exists
e.g: true
ssh_deploy_key NO A Deploy Key that has been configured to allow access from the source to destination repository. (if necessary) Note: this should not be combined with access_token.
git_user_name NO Specify the user.name to set in the git config
git_user_email NO Specify the user.email to set in the git config

🤝 Contributing

☞ Guidelines

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🏅 Licensed

☞ This repository uses the Apache License 2.0