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GitHub Action to commit changes and push to a remote
https://github.com/coderrob/commit-and-push

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GitHub Action to commit changes and push to a remote

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# Commit and Push Changes

This action automates committing and pushing code changes to a GitHub
repository. It ensures updates are regularly applied without manual intervention
while following security best practices.

## Branding

| Attribute | Value |
| --------- | ---------- |
| Color | blue |
| Icon | git-commit |

## Inputs

| Name | Description | Default | Required | Deprecation |
| ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| github-hostname | GitHub hostname to support GitHub Enterprise installations. | github.com | ❌ No | - |
| github-token | GitHub token used for authentication | ${{ github.token }} | ❌ No | - |
| repository | GitHub repository in the format owner/repository | ${{ github.repository }} | ❌ No | - |
| remote-ref | Remote repository reference | origin | ❌ No | - |
| fetch-latest | Whether to fetch latest before committing changes | false | ❌ No | - |
| branch | Name of the branch to push the code into | ${{ github.ref_name }} | ❌ No | - |
| create-branch | Create branch if it does not exist | false | ❌ No | - |
| directory-path | Path to the directory containing files to commit and push | . | ❌ No | - |
| author-name | Name of the commit author | GitHub Actions | ❌ No | - |
| author-email | Email of the commit author | | ❌ No | - |
| sign-commit | Whether to sign commits using GPG (true/false) | false | ❌ No | - |
| commit-message | Commit message for the changes | Automated commit by GitHub Actions | ❌ No | - |
| force-push | Whether to force push (true/false) | false | ❌ No | - |
| open-pull-request | Whether to open pull request (true/false) | false | ❌ No | - |

## Outputs

| Name | Description | Value |
| ----------- | ----------------------------- | ----- |
| commit-hash | The hash of the latest commit | |

## Environment Variables

This action does not require any environment variables.

## Dependencies

This section provides a graph of dependencies relevant to this action.

dependencies:
- GitHub Actions Runner
- Specific environment variables
- Required files and configurations

## Runs

**Execution Type:** node20

This action uses a Node.js runtime configuration.

## Example Usage

jobs:
example:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Run Commit and Push Changes
uses: ./
with:
github-hostname:
github-token:
repository:
remote-ref:
fetch-latest:
branch:
create-branch:
directory-path:
author-name:
author-email:
sign-commit:
commit-message:
force-push:
open-pull-request:

## Acknowledgments

This project leverages Markdown generation techniques from
[coderrob.com](https://coderrob.com), developed by **Robert Lindley**.