Question

How do we create a workflow to automatically trigger GitHub Actions jobs?

Answer 1

The diagram below illustrates how to automatically trigger GitHub Actions jobs, during which they run, and how they interact with the code in your repository.

name: GitHub Actions Demo
on: [push]
jobs:
  Explore-GitHub-Actions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: echo "job was automatically triggered by a [null] event."
      - run: echo "job is now running on a GitHub-hosted  [null] server."
      - run: echo "name of the branch is [null], repository is [null]."
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - run: echo "The [null] repository has been cloned to the runner."
      - run: echo "The workflow is now ready to test your code on the runner."
      - name: List files in the repository
        run: |
          ls ${{ github.workspace }}
      - run: echo "This job's status is [null]."

1. Create a new file called github-actions-demo.yml in the.github/workflows directory of your GitHub repository.
2. In the github-actions-demo.yml file, copy the following YAML content:

• Choose Create a new branch for this commit and begin a pull request. Then, to make a pull request, go to File > Propose New File.
  The push event is triggered and your workflow is run when you commit the workflow file to a branch in your repository.