Github Action: Split Long Command into Multiple Lines

github yaml github-actions
Bojian Zheng picture Bojian Zheng · Jan 28, 2020 · Viewed 9.2k times · Source

I have a Github action command that is really long:

name: build

on: [push]

jobs:
    build:
        runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
        steps:
            - uses: actions/checkout@v1
            - name: Install Prerequisites
              run: |
                sudo apt-get update
                sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends "a very very long list of prerequisites"

May I know whether it is possible to split the long command into multiple lines for better readability? I have tried the separator '\' but it does not work. Thanks in advance.

Answer

Mike De Marco picture Mike De Marco · May 27, 2020

I have a multi line command using backslash to separate the lines as follows:

- name: Configure functions
  run: firebase functions:config:set \
    some.key1="${{ secrets.SOME_KEY_1 }}" \
    some.key2="${{ secrets.SOME_KEY_2 }}" \
    ...

Related questions

How can I determine the URL that a local Git repository was originally cloned from?

I pulled a project from GitHub a few days ago. I've since discovered that there are several forks on GitHub, and I neglected to note which one I took originally. How can I determine which of those forks I pulled?

Read More
Git pull a certain branch from GitHub

I have a project with multiple branches. I've been pushing them to GitHub, and now that someone else is working on the project I need to pull their branches from GitHub. It works fine in master. But say that someone …

Read More
How to remove a directory from git repository?

I have 2 directories on my GitHub repository. I'd like to delete one of them. How could I do that without deleting and re-creating entire repository?

Read More