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Update workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
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Expand Up @@ -1236,8 +1236,8 @@ Path patterns must match the whole path, and start from the repository's root.
| `'**'` | The `**` wildcard matches any character including slash (`/`). This is the default behavior when you don't use a `path` filter. | `all/the/files.md` |
| `'*.js'` | The `*` wildcard matches any character, but does not match slash (`/`). Matches all `.js` files at the root of the repository. | `app.js`<br/><br/>`index.js` |
| `'**.js'` | Matches all `.js` files in the repository. | `index.js`<br/><br/>`js/index.js`<br/><br/>`src/js/app.js` |
| `docs/*` | All files within the root of the `docs` directory, at the root of the repository. | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/file.txt` |
| `docs/**` | Any files in the `/docs` directory at the root of the repository. | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/octocat.txt` |
| `docs/*` | All files within the root of the `docs` directory only, at the root of the repository. | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/file.txt` |
| `docs/**` | Any files in the `docs` directory and its subdirectories at the root of the repository. | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/octocat.txt` |
| `docs/**/*.md` | A file with a `.md` suffix anywhere in the `docs` directory. | `docs/README.md`<br/><br/>`docs/mona/hello-world.md`<br/><br/>`docs/a/markdown/file.md` |
| `'**/docs/**'` | Any files in a `docs` directory anywhere in the repository. | `docs/hello.md`<br/><br/>`dir/docs/my-file.txt`<br/><br/>`space/docs/plan/space.doc` |
| `'**/README.md'` | A README.md file anywhere in the repository. | `README.md`<br/><br/>`js/README.md` |
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