Clone Github Repository Action

Github Action to clone a public or private Github repository and access its content on others repositories' workflows.

What changed with the action v2 ?

This action v2 is using a composite action to be compatible with all operating systems (the v1 was using a Dockerfile that was only compatible with ubuntu-* runners).

How to use this action?

Create a new .yml file on your .github/workflows directory.

Field	Mandatory	Observation
owner	YES	Ex: octocat
repository	YES	Ex: clone-github-repo-action
access-token	NO	How to create a PAT

You can use one of those as reference:

• Clone Public Repo Workflow
• Clone Private Repo Workflow

For a public repository

- name: Clone GuillaumeFalourd/poc-github-actions PUBLIC repository
  uses: GuillaumeFalourd/clone-github-repo-action@v2
  with:
    owner: 'GuillaumeFalourd'
    repository: 'poc-github-actions'

For a private repository

To use this action to clone a PRIVATE repository the Github User/Admin has access to, it's necessary to create a PERSONAL ACCESS TOKEN with REPOSITORY scopes.

- name: Clone GuillaumeFalourd/formulas-training PRIVATE repository
  uses: GuillaumeFalourd/clone-github-repo-action@v2
  with:
    owner: 'GuillaumeFalourd'
    repository: 'formulas-training'
    access-token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}

Access repository content

After using this action in your workflow, you can use the following command to access the cloned repository content:

cd <repository-name>

Step Example

- name: Access cloned repository content
  run: |
    cd <repository-name>
    ls -la

Licensed

☞ This repository uses the Apache License 2.0