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Get Started Quickstart for GitHub Actions - GitHub Docs

A step-by-step guide to creating a basic workflow file, defining a trigger, and running a job using a GitHub-hosted runner.

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A step-by-step guide to creating a basic workflow file, defining a trigger, and running a job using a GitHub-hosted runner.

Use when you need to set up a new continuous integration workflow by creating a YAML configuration file and triggering a job in a repository.

File	Contains	Use For
`SKILL.md`	Entry point: scope, routing table, and workflow.	Start here.
`docs/actions-get-started-quickstart-for-github-docs-workflow-guide.md`	A markdown guide providing an introduction and prerequisites for using workflow templates in GitHub Actions.	Questions about a markdown guide providing an introduction and prerequisites for using workflow templates in GitHub Actions.
`examples/actions-get-started-quickstart-for-github-docs-github-actions-workflow-q.text`	A basic GitHub Actions workflow YAML file that triggers on a push event to run echo commands on an ubuntu-latest runner.	Exact payloads, commands, or snippets shown in A basic GitHub Actions workflow YAML file that triggers on a push event to run echo commands on an ubuntu-latest runner.

- GitHub Actions / - Get started / - Quickstart
Main sections: In this article, Introduction, Using workflow templates, Prerequisites, Creating your first workflow.

Open the most relevant file under docs/ for the exact documented workflow and wording.
Open schemas/ files for exact structured contracts.
Open examples/ files for concrete requests, commands, snippets, and manifests.
Do not add behavior or configuration that is not present in the attached source files.