github-file-reader-action-v2
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GitHub Action to read the contents of a file
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Disclaimer: This version was created because the creator has not updated the original (V1) for a while.
This is a GitHub Action that reads a file's contents. If you give it a path to a file, it will provide its contents and file size, accessible through an output variable.
The following example workflow step will read the contents of the package.json file.
- name: "Read file contents"
uses: guibranco/github-file-reader-action-v2@latest
id: read_file
with:
path: "package.json"The following input variable options can/must be configured:
| Input variable | Necessity | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
path |
Required | the path to the file to read. | |
encoding |
Optional | the encoding of the file to read. | utf8 |
contents: The contents of the file.size: The size of the file.
name: "Read file contents"
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
file_contents:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout code
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Read file contents
uses: guibranco/github-file-reader-action-v2@latest
id: read_file
with:
path: "package.json"
- name: File contents
run: echo "${ steps.read_file.outputs.contents }"
- name: File size
run: echo "${ steps.read_file.outputs.size }"Copyright © 2024 André Storhaug, GuiBranco.
file-reader-action-v2 is licensed under the MIT License.
github-file-reader-action-v2 is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.