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This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it. This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
By default, the repository that triggered the workflow is checked-out, for the ref/SHA that triggered the event. Only a single commit is fetched by default, for the ref/SHA that triggered the workflow. Set `fetch-depth` to fetch more history. Refer [here](https://help.github.com/en/articles/events-that-trigger-workflows) to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events.
Refer [here](https://help.github.com/en/articles/events-that-trigger-workflows) to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events. The auth token is persisted in the local git config. This enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands. The token is removed during post-job cleanup. Set `persist-credentials: false` to opt-out.
When Git 2.18 or higher is not in your PATH, falls back to the REST API to download the files.
# What's new # What's new
- Improved fetch performance - Improved performance
- The default behavior now fetches only the commit being checked-out - Fetches only a single commit by default
- Script authenticated git commands - Script authenticated git commands
- Persists the input `token` in the local git config - Auth token persisted in the local git config
- Enables your scripts to run authenticated git commands
- Post-job cleanup removes the token
- Opt out by setting the input `persist-credentials: false`
- Creates a local branch - Creates a local branch
- No longer detached HEAD when checking out a branch - No longer detached HEAD when checking out a branch
- A local branch is created with the corresponding upstream branch set
- Improved layout - Improved layout
- The input `path` is always relative to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE - The input `path` is always relative to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
- Aligns better with container actions, where $GITHUB_WORKSPACE gets mapped in - Aligns better with container actions, where $GITHUB_WORKSPACE gets mapped in
- Fallback to REST API download - Fallback to REST API download
- When Git 2.18 or higher is not in the PATH, the REST API will be used to download the files - When Git 2.18 or higher is not in the PATH, the REST API will be used to download the files
- When using a job container, the container's PATH is used
- Removed input `submodules` - Removed input `submodules`
Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/README.md) for previous versions. Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/README.md) for previous versions.