Create Branch GitHub Action

This action creates a new branch with the same commit reference as the branch it is being ran on, or your chosen reference when specified.

Inputs

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TYPE	REQUIRED	DEFAULT
GITHUB_TOKEN	GitHub Actions Token	string	true
branch	The name of the branch to create.	string	false	release-candidate
sha	The SHA1 value for the branch reference.	string	false

Outputs

NAME	DESCRIPTION	TYPE
created	Boolean value representing whether or not a new branch was created.	bool

Example usage

uses: dmsi-io/gha-create-branch@main
with:
  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
  branch: 'release-notes'

For a further practical example, see .github/workflows/test-run.yaml.