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name: Update README.md on all branches
#Run this workflow every time a push event occurs on the main branch, because almost all commits on the main branch will update the README.md file.
on:
push:
branches:
- main
jobs:
update-readme:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout the repository
uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
name: Update README.md in all other branches
env:
FILES_TO_SYNC: README.md
run: |
ech "We will sync the following files: $FILES_TO_SYNC from ${{ github.ref.short }} to all other branches"
for branch in $(git branch --format='%(refname:short)'); do
echo "Checking out $branch"
if [ ${{ github.ref.short }} == $branch ]; then
echo "Skipping $branch because the new version of README.md comes from this branch"
continue
else
git checkout $branch
for file in $FILES_TO_SYNC; do
echo "Syncing $file from ${{ github.ref }} to $branch"
git checkout ${{ github.ref }} -- $file
git add $file
git commit -m "Sync README.md from ${{ github.ref }}"
git push origin $branch
done
fi
done