GitHub Actions (April Edition)

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1- Create a repo with this content:

• empty somefile.txt
• .github/workflows/datewf.yml:

name: 

on:
  schedule:
    - cron: "30 20 * * *"

  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write

jobs:
  datejob:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Write date
        run: date +%s > somefile.txt

      - name: Run a multi-line script
        run: |
          git config --global user.name '<YOUR_USERNAME>'
          git config --global user.email '<YOUR_EMAIL>'
          git add somefile.txt
          git commit -m "automated date file"
          git push

2- Click on your avatar in the top right corner > Settings > Check the box “Include private contributions on my profile”

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