Remove removed options from README

https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/211#issuecomment-1837270114

.github/FUNDING.yml

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+github: stefanzweifel
+custom: ["https://buymeacoff.ee/3oQ64YW"]

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.yaml

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+name: Bug Report
+description: If you've already asked for help with a problem and confirmed something is broken with git-auto-commit itself, create a bug report.
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Before opening a bug report, please search for the behaviour in the existing issues. 
+        
+        ---
+        
+        Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report!
+  - type: input
+    id: git-auto-commit-version
+    attributes:
+      label: git-auto-commit Version
+      description: "Which exact version of git-auto-commit are you using in your Workflow?"
+      placeholder: "v4.14.0"
+    validations:
+      required: true  
+  - type: dropdown
+    id: machine
+    attributes:
+      label: Machine Type
+      description: On which type of machine is your workflow running?
+      options:
+        - Ubuntu (eg. ubuntu-latest)
+        - macOS (eg. macos-latest)
+        - Windows (Not supported!)
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: bug-description
+    attributes:
+      label: Bug description
+      description: What exactly happened?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      description: Which steps do we need to take to reproduce this error?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: tried-solutions
+    attributes:
+      label: Tried solutions
+      description: Have you tried solving the issue by adapting your Workflow? What steps did you take?
+  - type: textarea
+    id: example-workflow
+    attributes:
+      label: Example Workflow
+      description: Please share your GitHub Actions workflow which causes the bug. We use this to reproduce the error. No need for backticks here.
+      render: yaml
+    validations:
+      required: true
+  - type: textarea
+    id: logs
+    attributes:
+      label: Relevant log output
+      description: If applicable, provide relevant log output. No need for backticks here.
+      render: shell

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Bug report
-about: Create a report to help us improve
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Version of the Action**
-`v2.x.x`
-
-**Describe the bug**
-A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
-
-**To Reproduce**
-Steps to reproduce the behavior:
-1. Go to '...'
-2. Click on '....'
-3. Scroll down to '....'
-4. See error
-
-**Expected behavior**
-A clear and concise description of what you expected to happen.
-
-**Screenshots**
-If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.
-
-**Additional context**
-Add any other context about the problem here.

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

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+blank_issues_enabled: false
+contact_links:
+  - name: Get Help
+    url: https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/discussions/new?category=help
+    about: If you can't get something to work the way you expect, open a question in our discussion forums.
+  - name: Feature Request
+    url: https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/discussions/new?category=ideas
+    about: 'Suggest any ideas you have using our discussion forums.'

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Feature request
-about: Suggest an idea for this project
-title: ''
-labels: ''
-assignees: ''
-
----
-
-**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
-A clear and concise description of what the problem is. Ex. I'm always frustrated when [...]
-
-**Describe the solution you'd like**
-A clear and concise description of what you want to happen.
-
-**Describe alternatives you've considered**
-A clear and concise description of any alternative solutions or features you've considered.
-
-**Additional context**
-Add any other context or screenshots about the feature request here.

.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"

.github/release-drafter.yml

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+ame-template: 'v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
+tag-template: 'v$RESOLVED_VERSION'
+change-template: '- $TITLE ([#$NUMBER](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/$NUMBER)) [@$AUTHOR](https://github.com/@$AUTHOR)'
+template: |
+  $CHANGES
+categories:
+  - title: Added
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:added'
+  - title: Changed
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:changed'
+  - title: Deprecated
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:deprecated'
+  - title: Removed
+    labels:
+    - 'changelog:removed'
+  - title: Fixed
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:fixed'
+  - title: Security
+    labels:
+      - security
+      - changelog:security
+  - title: 'Dependency Updates'
+    labels:
+      - dependencies
+
+version-resolver:
+  major:
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:removed'
+  minor:
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:added'
+      - 'changelog:deprecated'
+  patch:
+    labels:
+      - 'changelog:fixed'
+      - 'changelog:security'
+      - 'dependency'
+
+exclude-labels:
+  - 'skip-changelog'

.github/workflows/git-auto-commit.yml

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+name: git-auto-commit
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  git-auto-commit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Use git-auto-commit-action
+      id: "auto-commit-action"
+      uses: ./
+
+    - name: "no changes detected"
+      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'false'
+      run: "echo \"No changes detected\""
+
+    - name: "changes detected"
+      if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
+      run: "echo \"Changes detected\""

.github/workflows/linter.yml

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+name: Lint Code Base
+
+on: push
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Lint Code Base
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Lint Code Base
+        uses: github/super-linter@v5
+        env:
+          VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
+          VALIDATE_MARKDOWN: false
+          DEFAULT_BRANCH: master
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/release-drafter.yml

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+name: Release Drafter
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  update_release_draft:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v5
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/tests.yml

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+name: tests
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install testing dependencies
+      run: yarn install
+
+    - name: Run Tests
+      run: yarn test

.github/workflows/update-changelog.yaml

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+name: "Update Changelog"
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [released]
+
+jobs:
+  update:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+      # updated CHANGELOG back to the repository.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: master
+
+      - name: Update Changelog
+        uses: stefanzweifel/changelog-updater-action@v1
+        with:
+          release-notes: ${{ github.event.release.body }}
+          latest-version: ${{ github.event.release.name }}
+
+      - name: Commit updated CHANGELOG
+        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+        with:
+          branch: master
+          commit_message: Update CHANGELOG
+          file_pattern: CHANGELOG.md

.github/workflows/versioning.yml

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+name: Keep the versions up-to-date
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published, edited]
+
+jobs:
+  actions-tagger:
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission.
+      # https://github.blog/changelog/2023-02-02-github-actions-updating-the-default-github_token-permissions-to-read-only/
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: Actions-R-Us/actions-tagger@latest
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}"
+        with:
+          publish_latest_tag: true

.gitignore

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+tests/test_fake_local_repository
+tests/test_fake_remote_repository
+tests/test_fake_temp_local_repository
+yarn.lock

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,48 +1,362 @@
 # Changelog
+
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.4.0...HEAD)
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v5.0.0...HEAD)
+
+> TBD
+
+## [v5.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.16.0...v5.0.0) - 2023-10-06
+
+New major release that bumps the default runtime to Node 20. There are no other breaking changes.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update node version to node20 ([#300](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/300)) [@ryudaitakai](https://github.com/@ryudaitakai)
+- Add _log and _set_github_output functions ([#273](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/273)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Seems like there is an extra space ([#288](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/288)) [@pedroamador](https://github.com/@pedroamador)
+- Fix git-auto-commit.yml ([#277](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/277)) [@zcong1993](https://github.com/@zcong1993)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump actions/checkout from 3 to 4 ([#302](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/302)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.9.0 to 1.10.0 ([#293](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/293)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump github/super-linter from 4 to 5 ([#289](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/289)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.8.2 to 1.9.0 ([#282](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/282)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+## [v4.16.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.4...v4.16.0) - 2022-12-02
+
+### Changed
+
+- Don't commit files when only LF/CRLF changes ([#265](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/265)) [@ZeroRin](https://github.com/@ZeroRin)
+- Update default email address of github-actions[bot] ([#264](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/264)) [@Teko012](https://github.com/@Teko012)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix link and text for workflow limitation ([#263](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/263)) [@Teko012](https://github.com/@Teko012)
+
+## [v4.15.4](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.3...v4.15.4) - 2022-11-05
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Let Action fail if git binary can't be located ([#261](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/261)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Dependency Updates
+
+- Bump github/super-linter from 3 to 4 ([#258](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/258)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump bats from 1.7.0 to 1.8.2 ([#259](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/259)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+- Bump actions/checkout from 2 to 3 ([#257](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/257)) [@dependabot](https://github.com/@dependabot)
+
+## [v4.15.3](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.2...v4.15.3) - 2022-10-26
+
+### Changed
+
+- Use deprecated set-output syntax if GITHUB_OUTPUT environment is not available ([#255](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/255)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+## [v4.15.2](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.1...v4.15.2) - 2022-10-22
+
+### Changed
+
+- Replace set-output usage with GITHUB_OUTPUT ([#252](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/252)) [@amonshiz](https://github.com/amonshiz)
+
+## [v4.15.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.15.0...v4.15.1) - 2022-10-10
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Run Action on Node16 ([#247](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/247)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+## [v4.15.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.14.1...v4.15.0) - 2022-09-24
+
+### Changed
+
+- Expand `file_pattern`-input to an array ([#205](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/205)) [@stefanzweifel](https://github.com/@stefanzweifel)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- String values in README.md extended example are now correct ([#196](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/196)) [@karolswdev](https://github.com/@karolswdev)
+- Fix Typos and grammer Errors in README ([#235](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/235)) [@derrickleemy](https://github.com/@derrickleemy)
+- Fix Typo in README ([#230](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/230)) [@fty4](https://github.com/@fty4)
+- Add missing links in the CHANGELOG ([#223](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/223)) [@ericcornelissen](https://github.com/@ericcornelissen)
+
+## [v4.14.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.14.0...v4.14.1) - 2022-04-12
+
+## Changed
+
+- Change Commit User Name from "GitHub Actions" to "github-actions[bot]" ([#213](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/213)) @jooola
+- Change Commit User Email from "actions@github.com" to "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com" ([#213](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/213)) @jooola
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Update doc link to GITHUB_TOKEN not triggering new workflow runs ([#206](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/206)) @gapple
+
+## [v4.14.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.13.1...v4.14.0) - 2022-03-18
+
+## Added
+
+- Add `create_branch` option to force create a new branch ([#203](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/203)) @stefanzweifel
+
+## Fixed
+
+- README.md: Updates hyperlink to GH docs ([#200](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/200)) @funkyfuture
+
+## [v4.13.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.13.0...v4.13.1) - 2022-01-13
+
+## Fixed
+
+- Properly disambiguate between branch or file checkout ([#199](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/199)) @kenodegard
+
+## [v4.13.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.12.0...v4.13.0) - 2022-01-10
+
+## Added
+
+- Add `skip_checkout` option ([#197](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/197)) @cmbuckley
+
+## Changed
+
+- Add note on minimum permissions to the docs ([#180](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/180)) @ericcornelissen
+
+## [v4.12.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.11.0...v4.12.0) - 2021-09-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `commit_hash` output [#172](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/172)
+
+## [v4.11.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.10.0...v4.11.0) - 2021-05-03
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `status_options` and `add_options` option [#156](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/156)
+
+## [v4.10.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.9.2...v4.10.0) - 2021-04-12
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `disable_globbing` option [#153](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/153), [#154](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/154)
+
+## [v4.9.2](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.9.1...v4.9.2) - 2021-03-04
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Push created annotated tags to remote by using `--follow-tags` and `--atomic` instead of just `--tags` [#146](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/146)
+
+## [v4.9.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.9.0...v4.9.1) - 2021-02-23
+
+### Changed
+
+- Revert changes made in v4.9.0. A branch will no longer be automatically generated. [#144](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/144)
+
+## [v4.9.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.8.0...v4.9.0) - 2021-02-20
+
+### Changed
+
+- Automatically create branch if a branch with the given name does not exist [#140](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/140)
+
+## [v4.8.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.7.2...v4.8.0) - 2020-12-15
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `skip_fetch` option to skip the execution of `git-fetch` [#131](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/131)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Update `git fetch` to only fetch the latest commit from remote [#131](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/131)
+
+## [v4.7.2](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.7.1...v4.7.2) - 2020-10-24
+
+This release basically reverts the Action to the state of `v4.6.0`.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Revert change to fix git-checkout with special characters in branch names [#122](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/122)
+
+## [v4.7.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.7.0...v4.7.1) - 2020-10-22
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove `checkout_options` as it broke everything [#120](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/120/)
+
+## [v4.7.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.6.0...v4.7.0) - 2020-10-21
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `checkout_options` [#115](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/115)
+
+## [v4.6.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.5.1...v4.6.0) - 2020-10-11
+
+### Changed
+
+- Make "commit_message" optional and set default commit message to "Apply automatic changes" [#103](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/103), [#110](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/110)
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Better support for branch names with special characters in them [#108](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/108)
+
+## [v4.5.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.5.0...v4.5.1) - 2020-09-11
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove orphan branch feature added in #95 which broke stuff [#98](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/98)
+
+## [v4.5.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.4.1...v4.5.0) - 2020-09-10
+
+### Added
+
+- Create orphan branch if branch name does not exist [#95](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/95)
+
+## [v4.4.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.4.0...v4.4.1) - 2020-08-16
+
+### Changed
+
+- Include given `file_pattern` in git dirty check [#91](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/91)
+
+## [v4.4.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.3.0...v4.4.0) - 2020-06-26
+
+### Added
+
+- Add option to skipt the dirty check and always try to create and push a commit [#82](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/82), [#84](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/84)
+
+## [v4.3.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.2.0...v4.3.0) - 2020-05-16
+
+Note: Since v4.3.0 we provide major version tags. You can now use `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4` to always use the latest release of a major version. See [#77](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/77) for details.
+
+### Added
+
+- Add new `push_options`-input. This feature makes it easier for you to force-push commits to a repository. [#78](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/78), [#72](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/72)
+
+## [v4.2.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.6...v4.2.0) - 2020-05-10
+
+### Changed
+
+- Use `${{ github.head_ref }}` as default branch value. Therefore, the branch name when listening for `pull_request`-events is optional. [#75](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/75), [#73](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/73)
+
+## [v4.1.6](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.5...v4.1.6) - 2020-04-28
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix issue where tags could not be created correctly [#68](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/68)
+
+## [v4.1.5](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.4...v4.1.5) - 2020-04-23
+
+### Added
+
+- Update `file_pattern` to support multiple file paths [#65](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/65)
+
+### Changes
+
+- Revert changes made in v4.1.4 [#63](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/63)
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix issue with `commit_options` [#64](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/64)
+
+## [v4.1.4](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.3...v4.1.4) - 2020-04-22
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix bug introduced in previous version, where git user configuration has been placed inline [#62](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/62)
+
+## [v4.1.3](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.2...v4.1.3) - 2020-04-18
+
+### Changed
+
+- Place Git user configuration inline [#59](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/59)
+
+## [v4.1.2](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.1...v4.1.2) - 2020-04-03
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix Issue with `changes_detected`-output [#57](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/57)
+
+## [v4.1.1](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.1.0...v4.1.1) - 2020-03-14
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Fix issue where commit has not been pushed to remote repository, when no `branch`-option has been given [#54](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/54)
+
+## [v4.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v4.0.0...v4.1.0) - 2020-03-05
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `changes_detected` output [#49](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/49), [#46](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/46)
+- Add `tagging_message` input option to create and push tags [#50](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/50), [#47](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/47)
+
+## [v4.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v3.0.0...v4.0.0) - 2020-02-24
+
+### Changed
+
+- Switch Action to use `node12`-environment instead of `docker`. [#45](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/45)
+
+## [v3.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.5.0...v3.0.0) - 2020-02-06
+
+### Added
+
+- Add `commit_user_name`, `commit_user_email` and `commit_author` input options for full customzation on how the commit is being created [#39](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/39)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Make the `branch` input option optional [#41](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/41)
+
+### Removed
+
+- Remove the need of a GITHUB_TOKEN. Users now have to use `actions/checkout@v2` or higher [#36](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/36)
+
+## [v2.5.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0) - 2019-12-18
+
+### Added
+
+- Add new `repository`-argument [#22](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/22)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Extract logic of the Action into methods and into a separate file [#24](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/24)
 
 ## [v2.4.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.3.0...v2.4.0) - 2019-11-30
 
 ### Added
+
 - Commit untracked files [#19](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/19) (fixes [#16](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/16))
 - Add support for Git-LFS [#21](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/21) (fixes [#20](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/20))
 
 ## [v2.3.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.2.0...v2.3.0) - 2019-11-04
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add a new `commit_option`-argument. Allows users to define additional commit options for the `git-commit` command. [#14](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/15)
 
 ## [v2.2.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.1.0...v2.2.0) - 2019-10-26
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add new `file_pattern`-argument. Allows users to define which files should be added in the commit. [#13](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/13)
 
 ## [v2.1.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v2.0.0...v2.1.0) - 2019-09-20
 
 ### Added
+
 - Add `branch`-argument to determine, to which branch changes should be pushed. See README for usage details.
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - Fixes Issue where changes couldn't be pushed to GitHub due to wrong ref-name.
 
 ### Removed
-- Remove `commit_author_email` and `commit_author_name` arguments. The `$GITHUB_ACTOR` is now used as the Git Author
 
+- Remove `commit_author_email` and `commit_author_name` arguments. The `$GITHUB_ACTOR` is now used as the Git Author
 
 ## [v2.0.0](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/compare/v1.0.0...v2.0.0) - 2019-08-31
 
 ### Changed
-- Make Action Compatible with latest beta of GitHub Actions [#3](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/3)
 
+- Make Action Compatible with latest beta of GitHub Actions [#3](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/pull/3)
 
 ## v1.0.0 - 2019-06-10
 
 ### Added
 
 - Add Core Logic for Action
-

CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ further defined and clarified by project maintainers.
 ## Enforcement
 
 Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be
-reported by contacting the project team at hello@stefanzweifel.io. All
+reported by contacting the project team at stefan@stefanzweifel.dev. All
 complaints will be reviewed and investigated and will result in a response that
 is deemed necessary and appropriate to the circumstances. The project team is
 obligated to maintain confidentiality with regard to the reporter of an incident.

Dockerfile

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine/git:1.0.7
-
-LABEL "com.github.actions.name"="Auto Commit changed files"
-LABEL "com.github.actions.description"="Automatically commits files which have been changed during the workflow run and push changes back to remote repository."
-LABEL "com.github.actions.icon"="git-commit"
-LABEL "com.github.actions.color"="orange"
-
-LABEL "repository"="http://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action"
-LABEL "homepage"="http://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action"
-LABEL "maintainer"="Stefan Zweifel <hello@stefanzweifel.io>"
-
-RUN apk add git-lfs
-
-COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "/entrypoint.sh"]

LICENSE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2019 Stefan Zweifel
+Copyright (c) 2021 Stefan Zweifel
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

@@ -1,85 +1,475 @@
-# git-auto-commit-action
+# git-auto-commit Action
 
-This GitHub Action automatically commits files which have been changed during a Workflow run and pushes the Commit back to GitHub.
-The Committer is "GitHub Actions <actions@github.com>" and the Author of the Commit is "Your GitHub Username <github_username@users.noreply.github.com>.
+> The GitHub Action for committing files for the 80% use case.
 
-If no changes are available, the Actions does nothing.
+<a href="https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/actions?query=workflow%3Atests">
+    <img src="https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/workflows/tests/badge.svg" alt="">
+</a>
 
-This Action has been inspired and adapted from the [auto-commit](https://github.com/cds-snc/github-actions/tree/master/auto-commit
-)-Action of the Canadian Digital Service and the [commit](https://github.com/elstudio/actions-js-build/blob/41d604d6e73d632e22eac40df8cc69b5added04b/commit/entrypoint.sh)-Action by Eric Johnson.
+A GitHub Action to detect changed files during a Workflow run and to commit and push them back to the GitHub repository.
+By default, the commit is made in the name of "GitHub Actions" and co-authored by the user that made the last commit.
+
+If you want to learn more how this Action works under the hood, check out [this article](https://michaelheap.com/git-auto-commit/) by Michael Heap.
 
 ## Usage
 
-Add the following step at the end of your job.
+Adding git-auto-commit to your Workflow only takes a couple lines of code.
+
+1. Set the `contents`-permission of the default GITHUB_TOKEN to `true`. (Required to push new commits to the repository)
+2. Add the following step at the end of your job, after other steps that might add or change files.
 
 ```yaml
-- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v2.3.0
-  with:
-    commit_message: Apply automatic changes
-    branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-
-    # Optional git params
-    commit_options: '--no-verify --signoff'
-
-    # Optional glob pattern of files which should be added to the commit
-    file_pattern: src/\*.js
-  env:
-    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
 ```
 
-You **do not** have to create a new secret called `GITHUB_TOKEN` in your repository. `GITHUB_TOKEN` is a special token GitHub creates automatically during an Action run. (See [the documentation](https://help.github.com/en/articles/virtual-environments-for-github-actions#creating-and-using-secrets-encrypted-variables) for details)
+Your Workflow should look similar to this example.
 
-The Action will only commit files back, if changes are available. The resulting commit **will not trigger** another GitHub Actions Workflow run!
+```yaml
+name: Format
 
-It is recommended to use this Action in Workflows which listen to the `pull_request` event. If you want to use the Action on other events, you have to hardcode the value for `branch` as `github.head_ref` is only available in Pull Requests.
+on: push
 
-## Example Usage
+jobs:
+  format-code:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-This Action will only work, if the job in your workflow changes project files.
-The most common use case for this, is when you're running a Linter or Code-Style fixer on GitHub Actions.
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the
+      # added or changed files to the repository.
+      contents: write
 
-In this example I'm running `php-cs-fixer` in a PHP project.
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # Other steps that change files in the repository
+
+      # Commit all changed files back to the repository
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The Action has to be used in a Job that runs on a UNIX system (e.g. `ubuntu-latest`).
+
+The following is an extended example with all available options.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+  with:
+    # Optional. Commit message for the created commit.
+    # Defaults to "Apply automatic changes"
+    commit_message: Automated Change
+
+    # Optional. Remote branch name where commit is going to be pushed to. 
+    # Defaults to the current branch.
+    branch: feature-123
+
+    # Optional. Options used by `git-commit`.
+    # See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#_options
+    commit_options: '--no-verify --signoff'
+
+    # Optional glob pattern of files which should be added to the commit
+    # Defaults to all (.)
+    # See the `pathspec`-documentation for git
+    # - https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add#Documentation/git-add.txt-ltpathspecgt82308203
+    # - https://git-scm.com/docs/gitglossary#Documentation/gitglossary.txt-aiddefpathspecapathspec
+    file_pattern: '*.php src/*.js tests/*.js'
+
+    # Optional. Local file path to the repository.
+    # Defaults to the root of the repository.
+    repository: .
+
+    # Optional commit user and author settings
+    commit_user_name: My GitHub Actions Bot # defaults to "github-actions[bot]"
+    commit_user_email: my-github-actions-bot@example.org # defaults to "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+    commit_author: Author <actions@github.com> # defaults to author of the commit that triggered the run
+
+    # Optional. Tag name being created in the local repository and 
+    # pushed to remote repository and defined branch.
+    tagging_message: 'v1.0.0'
+
+    # Optional. Option used by `git-status` to determine if the repository is 
+    # dirty. See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status#_options
+    status_options: '--untracked-files=no'
+
+    # Optional. Options used by `git-add`.
+    # See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-add#_options
+    add_options: '-u'
+
+    # Optional. Options used by `git-push`.
+    # See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-push#_options
+    push_options: '--force'
+    
+    # Optional. Disable dirty check and always try to create a commit and push
+    skip_dirty_check: true    
+
+    # Optional. Prevents the shell from expanding filenames. 
+    # Details: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html
+    disable_globbing: true
+```
+
+Please note that the Action depends on `bash`. If you're using the Action in a job in combination with a custom Docker container, make sure that `bash` is installed.
+
+## Example Workflow
+
+In this example, we're running `php-cs-fixer` in a PHP project to fix the codestyle automatically, then commit possible changed files back to the repository.
+
+Note that we explicitly specify `${{ github.head_ref }}` in the checkout Action.
+This is required in order to work with the `pull_request` event (or any other non-`push` event).
 
 ```yaml
 name: php-cs-fixer
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-    - '**.php'
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   php-cs-fixer:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    permissions:
+      # Give the default GITHUB_TOKEN write permission to commit and push the changed files back to the repository.
+      contents: write
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
-        fetch-depth: 1
+        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
 
     - name: Run php-cs-fixer
       uses: docker://oskarstark/php-cs-fixer-ga
 
-    - name: Commit changed files
-      uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v2.3.0
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
       with:
         commit_message: Apply php-cs-fixer changes
-        branch: ${{ github.head_ref }}
-        file_pattern: src/\*.php
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
 ```
 
-### Inputs
+## Inputs
 
 Checkout [`action.yml`](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/blob/master/action.yml) for a full list of supported inputs.
 
+## Outputs
+
+You can use these outputs to trigger other Actions in your Workflow run based on the result of `git-auto-commit-action`.
+
+- `changes_detected`: Returns either "true" or "false" if the repository was dirty and files have changed.
+- `commit_hash`: Returns the full hash of the commit if one was created.
+
+### Example
+
+```yaml
+  - name: "Run if changes have been detected"
+    if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'true'
+    run: echo "Changes!"
+
+  - name: "Run if no changes have been detected"
+    if: steps.auto-commit-action.outputs.changes_detected == 'false'
+    run: echo "No Changes!"
+```
+
+## Limitations & Gotchas
+
+The goal of this Action is to be "the Action for committing files for the 80% use case". Therefore, you might run into issues if your Workflow falls into the not supported 20% portion.
+
+The following is a list of edge cases the Action knowingly does not support:
+
+**No `git pull` when the repository is out of date with remote.** The Action will not do a `git pull` before doing the `git push`. **You** are responsible for keeping the repository up to date in your Workflow runs. 
+
+**No support for running the Action in build matrices**. If your Workflow is using build matrices, and you want that each job commits and pushes files to the remote, you will run into the issue, that the repository in the workflow will become out of date. As the Action will not do a `git pull` for you, you have to do that yourself.
+
+**No support for `git rebase` or `git merge`**. There are many strategies on how to integrate remote upstream changes to a local repository. `git-auto-commit` does not want to be responsible for doing that. 
+
+**No support for detecting line break changes between CR (Carriage Return) and LF (Line Feed)**. This is a low level issue, you have to resolve differently in your project. Sorry.
+
+If this Action doesn't work for your workflow, check out [EndBug/add-and-commit](https://github.com/EndBug/add-and-commit).
+
+### Checkout the correct branch
+
+You must use `action/checkout@v2` or later versions to check out the repository.
+In non-`push` events, such as `pull_request`, make sure to specify the `ref` to check out:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  with:
+    ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+```
+
+Do this to avoid checking out the repository in a detached state.
+
+### Commits made by this Action do not trigger new Workflow runs
+
+The resulting commit **will not trigger** another GitHub Actions Workflow run.
+This is due to [limitations set by GitHub](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#using-the-github_token-in-a-workflow).
+
+> When you use the repository's GITHUB_TOKEN to perform tasks on behalf of the GitHub Actions app, events triggered by the GITHUB_TOKEN will not create a new workflow run. This prevents you from accidentally creating recursive workflow runs.
+
+You can change this by creating a new [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new),
+storing the token as a secret in your repository and then passing the new token to the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage) Action step.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  with:
+    token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+```
+
+If you create a personal access token, apply the `repo` and `workflow` scopes.
+
+If you work in an organization and don't want to create a PAT from your personal account, we recommend using a [robot account](https://docs.github.com/en/github/getting-started-with-github/types-of-github-accounts) for the token.
+
+### Change to file is not detected
+
+Does your workflow change a file, but "git-auto-commit" does not detect the change? Check the `.gitignore` that applies to the respective file. You might have accidentally marked the file to be ignored by git.
+
+## Advanced Uses
+
+### Multiline Commit Messages
+
+If your commit message should span multiple lines, you have to create a separate step to generate the string. 
+
+The example below can be used as a starting point to generate a multiline commit meesage. Learn more how multiline strings in GitHub Actions work in the [GitHub documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#multiline-strings).
+
+```yaml
+    # Building a multiline commit message
+    # Adjust to your liking
+    - run: echo "Commit Message 1" >> commitmessage.txt
+    - run: echo "Commit Message 2" >> commitmessage.txt
+    - run: echo "Commit Message 3" >> commitmessage.txt
+
+    # Create a multiline string to be used by the git-auto-commit Action
+    - name: Set commit message
+      id: commit_message_step
+      run: |
+        echo 'commit_message<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        cat commitmessage.txt >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+    # Quick and dirty step to get rid of the temporary file holding the commit message
+    - run: rm -rf commitmessage.txt
+
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      id: commit
+      with:
+        commit_message: ${{ steps.commit_message_step.outputs.commit_message }}
+```  
+
+### Signing Commits & Other Git Command Line Options
+
+Using command lines options needs to be done manually for each workflow which you require the option enabled. So for example signing commits requires you to import the gpg signature each and every time. The following list of actions are worth checking out if you need to automate these tasks regularly.
+
+- [Import GPG Signature](https://github.com/crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg) (Suggested by [TGTGamer](https://github.com/tgtgamer))
+
+### Use in forks from private repositories
+
+By default, GitHub Actions doesn't run Workflows on forks from **private** repositories. To enable Actions for **private** repositories enable "Run workflows from pull requests" in your repository settings.
+
+See [this announcement from GitHub](https://github.blog/2020-08-03-github-actions-improvements-for-fork-and-pull-request-workflows/) or the [GitHub docs](https://docs.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/disabling-or-limiting-github-actions-for-a-repository#enabling-workflows-for-private-repository-forks) for details.
+
+
+### Use in forks from public repositories
+
+> [!NOTE] 
+> This Action technically works with forks. However, please note that the combination of triggers and their options can cause issues. Please read [the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows) on which triggers GitHub Actions support.\
+> Ensure your contributors enable "Allow edits by maintainers" when opening a pull request. ([Learn more](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/allowing-changes-to-a-pull-request-branch-created-from-a-fork)) \
+> \
+> **If you use this Action in combination with a linter/fixer, it's easier if you run the Action on `push` on your `main`-branch.**
+
+> [!WARNING] 
+> Due to limitations of GitHub, this Action currently can't push commits to a base repository, if the fork _lives_ under an organisation. See [github/community#6634](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/5634) and [this comment](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/211#issuecomment-1428849944) for details.
+
+By default, this Action will not run on Pull Requests which have been opened by forks. (This is a limitation by GitHub, not by us.)   
+However, there are a couple of ways to use this Actions in Workflows that should be triggered by forked repositories.
+
+### Workflow should run in **base** repository
+
+> [!CAUTION]
+> The following section explains how you can use git-auto-commit in combination with the `pull_request_target` trigger.   
+> **Using `pull_request_target` in your workflows can lead to repository compromise as [mentioned](https://securitylab.github.com/research/github-actions-preventing-pwn-requests/) by GitHub's own security team. This means, that a bad actor could potentially leak/steal your GitHub Actions repository secrets.**   
+> Please be aware of this risk when using `pull_request_target` in your workflows.
+> 
+> If your workflow runs code-fixing tools, consider running the workflow on your default branch by listening to the `push` event or use a third-party tool like [autofix.ci](https://autofix.ci/).   
+> We keep this documentation around, as many questions came in over the years, on how to use this action for public forks.
+
+The workflow below runs whenever a commit is pushed to the `main`-branch or when activity on a pull request happens, by listening to the [`pull_request_target`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request_target) event.
+
+If the workflow is triggered by the `pull_request_target`-event, the workflow will run in the context of the base of the pull request, rather than in the context of the merge commit, as the `pull_request` event does.
+In other words, this will allow your workflow to be run in the repository where the pull request is opened to and will push changes back to the fork.
+
+Check out the discussion in [#211](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/211) for more information on this.
+
+```yaml
+name: Format PHP
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request_target:
+
+jobs:
+  php-cs-fixer:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        # Checkout the fork/head-repository and push changes to the fork.
+        # If you skip this, the base repository will be checked out and changes
+        # will be committed to the base repository!
+        repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
+
+        # Checkout the branch made in the fork. Will automatically push changes
+        # back to this branch.
+        ref: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+
+    - name: Run php-cs-fixer
+      uses: docker://oskarstark/php-cs-fixer-ga
+
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+```
+
+For more information about running Actions on forks, see [this announcement from GitHub](https://github.blog/2020-08-03-github-actions-improvements-for-fork-and-pull-request-workflows/).
+
+### Using `--amend` and `--no-edit` as commit options
+
+If you would like to use this Action to create a commit using [`--amend`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt---amend) and [`--no-edit`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt---no-edit) you need to make some adjustments.
+
+> [!CAUTION] 
+> You should understand the implications of rewriting history if you amend a commit that has already been published. [See rebasing](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-rebase#_recovering_from_upstream_rebase).
+
+First, you need to extract the previous commit message by using `git log -1 --pretty=%s`.
+Then you need to provide this last commit message to the Action through the `commit_message` input option.
+
+Finally, you have to use `push_options: '--force'` to overwrite the git history on the GitHub remote repository. (git-auto-commit will not do a `git-rebase` for you!)
+
+The steps in your workflow might look like this:
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@4
+  with:
+    # Fetch the last 2 commits instead of just 1. (Fetching just 1 commit would overwrite the whole history)
+    fetch-depth: 2
+
+# Other steps in your workflow to trigger a changed file
+
+- name: Get last commit message
+  id: last-commit-message
+  run: |
+    echo "msg=$(git log -1 --pretty=%s)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+  with:
+    commit_message: ${{ steps.last-commit-message.outputs.msg }}
+    commit_options: '--amend --no-edit'
+    push_options: '--force'
+```
+
+See discussion in [#159](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/159#issuecomment-845347950) for details.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+### Action does not push commit to repository
+
+Make sure to [checkout the correct branch](#checkout-the-correct-branch).
+
+### Action does not push commit to repository: Authentication Issue
+
+If your Workflow can't push the commit to the repository because of authentication issues,
+please update your Workflow configuration and usage of [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage).
+
+Updating the `token` value with a Personal Access Token should fix your issues.
+
+### Push to protected branches
+
+If your repository uses [protected branches](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/configuring-protected-branches) you have to make some changes to your Workflow for the Action to work properly: You need a Personal Access Token and you either have to allow force pushes or the Personal Access Token needs to belong to an Administrator.
+
+First, you have to create a new [Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://github.com/settings/tokens/new),
+store the token as a secret in your repository and pass the new token to the [`actions/checkout`](https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage) Action step.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  with:
+    token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+```
+You can learn more about Personal Access Token in the [GitHub documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token).
+
+> [!TIP] 
+> If you're working in an organisation, and you don't want to create the PAT from your personal account, we recommend using a bot-account for such tokens.
+
+If you go the "force pushes" route, you have to enable force pushes to a protected branch (see [documentation](https://help.github.com/en/github/administering-a-repository/enabling-force-pushes-to-a-protected-branch)) and update your Workflow to use force push like this.
+
+```yaml
+    - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+      with:
+        commit_message: Apply php-cs-fixer changes
+        push_options: --force
+```
+
+### No new workflows are triggered by the commit of this action
+
+This is due to limitations set up by GitHub, [commits made by this Action do not trigger new Workflow runs](#commits-made-by-this-action-do-not-trigger-new-workflow-runs).
+
+### Pathspec 'x' did not match any files
+
+If you're using the Action with a custom `file_pattern` and the Action throws a fatal error with the message "Pathspec 'file-pattern' did not match any files", the problem is probably that no file for the pattern **exists** in the repository.
+
+`file_pattern` is used both for `git-status` and `git-add` in this Action. `git-add` will throw a fatal error, if for example, you use a file pattern like `*.js *.ts` but no `*.ts` files exist in your projects' repository.
+
+See [Issue #227](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/227) for details.
+
+### Custom `file_pattern`, changed files but seeing "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit." in the logs
+
+If you're using a custom `file_pattern` and the Action does not detect the changes made in your worfklow, you're probably running into a globbing issue.
+
+Let's imagine you use `file_pattern: '*.md'` to detect and commit changes to all Markdown files in your repository.
+If your Workflow now only updates `.md`-files in a subdirectory, but you have an untouched `.md`-file in the root of the repository, the git-auto-commit Action will display "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit." in the Workflow log.
+
+This is due to the fact, that the `*.md`-glob is expanded before sending it to `git-status`. `git-status` will receive the filename of your untouched `.md`-file in the root of the repository and won't detect any changes; and therefore the Action does nothing.
+
+To fix this add `disable_globbing: true` to your Workflow.
+
+```yaml
+- uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
+  with:
+    file_pattern: '*.md'
+    disable_globbing: true
+```
+
+See [Issue #239](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/239) for details.
+
+## Running the tests
+
+The Action has tests written in [bats](https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core). Before you can run the test suite locally, you have to install the dependencies with `npm` or `yarn`.
+
+```shell
+npm install
+yarn
+```
+
+You can run the test suite with `npm` or `yarn`.
+
+```shell
+npm run test
+yarn test
+```
+
 ## Versioning
 
 We use [SemVer](http://semver.org/) for versioning. For the versions available, see the [tags on this repository](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/tags).
 
+We also provide major version tags to make it easier to always use the latest release of a major version. For example, you can use `stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5` to always use the latest release of the current major version.
+(More information about this [here](https://help.github.com/en/actions/building-actions/about-actions#versioning-your-action).)
+
+## Credits
+
+* [Stefan Zweifel](https://github.com/stefanzweifel)
+* [All Contributors](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/graphs/contributors)
+
+This Action has been inspired and adapted from the [auto-commit](https://github.com/cds-snc/github-actions/tree/master/auto-commit
+)-Action of the Canadian Digital Service and this [commit](https://github.com/elstudio/actions-js-build/blob/41d604d6e73d632e22eac40df8cc69b5added04b/commit/entrypoint.sh)-Action by Eric Johnson.
+
 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/blob/master/LICENSE) file for details.

action.yml

@@ -1,31 +1,77 @@
 name: Git Auto Commit
 description: 'Automatically commits files which have been changed during the workflow run and push changes back to remote repository.'
 
-author: Stefan Zweifel <hello@stefanzweifel.io>
+author: Stefan Zweifel <stefan@stefanzweifel.dev>
 
 inputs:
   commit_message:
     description: Commit message
-    required: true
-  commit_options:
-    description: Commit options
     required: false
+    default: Apply automatic changes
   branch:
-    description: Branch where changes should be pushed too
-    required: true
+    description: Git branch name, where changes should be pushed too. Required if Action is used on the `pull_request` event
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+  commit_options:
+    description: Commit options (eg. --no-verify)
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  add_options:
+    description: Add options (eg. -u)
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  status_options:
+    description: Status options (eg. --untracked-files=no)
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   file_pattern:
-    description: File pattern used for "git add"
+    description: File pattern used for `git add`. For example `src/*.js`
     required: false
     default: '.'
+  repository:
+    description: Local file path to the git repository. Defaults to the current directory (`.`)
+    required: false
+    default: '.'
+  commit_user_name:
+    description: Name used for the commit user
+    required: false
+    default: github-actions[bot]
+  commit_user_email:
+    description: Email address used for the commit user
+    required: false
+    default: 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+  commit_author:
+    description: Value used for the commit author. Defaults to the username of whoever triggered this workflow run.
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.actor }} <${{ github.actor }}@users.noreply.github.com>
+  tagging_message:
+    description: Message used to create a new git tag with the commit. Keep this empty, if no tag should be created.
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  push_options:
+    description: Push options (eg. --force)
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+  skip_dirty_check:
+    description: Skip the check if the git repository is dirty and always try to create a commit.
+    required: false
+    default: false
+  disable_globbing:
+    description: Stop the shell from expanding filenames (https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html)
+    default: false
+  internal_git_binary:
+    description: Internal use only! Path to git binary used to check if git is available. (Don't change this!)
+    default: git
+
+outputs:
+  changes_detected:
+    description: Value is "true", if the repository was dirty and file changes have been detected. Value is "false", if no changes have been detected.
+  commit_hash:
+    description: Full hash of the created commit. Only present if the "changes_detected" output is "true".
 
 runs:
-  using: 'docker'
-  image: 'Dockerfile'
-  args:
-    - ${{ inputs.commit_message }}
-    - ${{ inputs.commit_options }}
-    - ${{ inputs.branch }}
-    - ${{ inputs.file_pattern }}
+  using: 'node20'
+  main: 'index.js'
 
 branding:
   icon: 'git-commit'

entrypoint.sh

@@ -1,44 +1,158 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
 set -eu
 
-# Set up .netrc file with GitHub credentials
-git_setup ( ) {
-  cat <<- EOF > $HOME/.netrc
-        machine github.com
-        login $GITHUB_ACTOR
-        password $GITHUB_TOKEN
+if "$INPUT_DISABLE_GLOBBING"; then
+    set -o noglob;
+fi
 
-        machine api.github.com
-        login $GITHUB_ACTOR
-        password $GITHUB_TOKEN
-EOF
-    chmod 600 $HOME/.netrc
+_set_github_output() {
+    local name=${1}
+    local value=${2}
 
-    git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
-    git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
+    # Check if $GITHUB_OUTPUT is available
+    # (Feature detection will be removed in spring 2023)
+    if [ -z ${GITHUB_OUTPUT+x} ]; then
+        echo "::set-output name=$name::$value";
+    else
+        echo "$name=$value" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT;
+    fi
 }
 
-# This section only runs if there have been file changes
-echo "Checking for uncommitted changes in the git working tree."
-if [[ -n "$(git status -s)" ]]
-then
-    git_setup
+_log() {
+    local level=${1}
+    local message=${2}
+
+    echo "::$level::$message";
+}
+
+_main() {
+    _check_if_git_is_available
+
+    _switch_to_repository
+
+    if _git_is_dirty || "$INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK"; then
+
+        _set_github_output "changes_detected" "true"
+
+        _add_files
+
+        # Check dirty state of repo again using git-diff.
+        # (git-diff detects better if CRLF of files changes and does NOT
+        # proceed, if only CRLF changes are detected. See #241 and #265
+        # for more details.)
+        if [ -n "$(git diff --staged)" ] || "$INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK"; then
+            _local_commit
+
+            _tag_commit
+
+            _push_to_github
+        else
+            _set_github_output "changes_detected" "false"
+
+            echo "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit.";
+        fi
+    else
+        _set_github_output "changes_detected" "false"
+
+        echo "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit.";
+    fi
+}
+
+_check_if_git_is_available() {
+    if hash -- "$INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY" 2> /dev/null; then
+        _log "debug" "git binary found.";
+    else
+        _log "error" "git-auto-commit could not find git binary. Please make sure git is available."
+        exit 1;
+    fi
+}
+
+_switch_to_repository() {
+    echo "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: $INPUT_REPOSITORY";
+    cd "$INPUT_REPOSITORY";
+}
+
+_git_is_dirty() {
+    echo "INPUT_STATUS_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_STATUS_OPTIONS}";
+    _log "debug" "Apply status options ${INPUT_STATUS_OPTIONS}";
+
+    echo "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN}";
+    read -r -a INPUT_FILE_PATTERN_EXPANDED <<< "$INPUT_FILE_PATTERN";
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    [ -n "$(git status -s $INPUT_STATUS_OPTIONS -- ${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN_EXPANDED:+${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN_EXPANDED[@]}})" ]
+}
+
+_add_files() {
+    echo "INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
+    _log "debug" "Apply add options ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
+
+    echo "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN}";
+    read -r -a INPUT_FILE_PATTERN_EXPANDED <<< "$INPUT_FILE_PATTERN";
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    git add ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS} ${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN:+"${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN_EXPANDED[@]}"};
+}
+
+_local_commit() {
+    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS}";
+    _log "debug" "Apply commit options ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS}";
+
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+    INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS_ARRAY=( $INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS );
+
+    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME: ${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME}";
+    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL: ${INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL}";
+    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE}";
+    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR: ${INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR}";
+
+    git -c user.name="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME" -c user.email="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL" \
+        commit -m "$INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE" \
+        --author="$INPUT_COMMIT_AUTHOR" \
+        ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"};
+
+    _set_github_output "commit_hash" $(git rev-parse HEAD)
+}
+
+_tag_commit() {
+    echo "INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE: ${INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE}"
+
+    if [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
+    then
+        _log "debug" "Create tag $INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
+        git -c user.name="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_NAME" -c user.email="$INPUT_COMMIT_USER_EMAIL" tag -a "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" -m "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE";
+    else
+        echo "No tagging message supplied. No tag will be added.";
+    fi
+}
+
+_push_to_github() {
 
     echo "INPUT_BRANCH value: $INPUT_BRANCH";
 
-    # Switch to branch from current Workflow run
-    git checkout $INPUT_BRANCH
+    echo "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS}";
+    _log "debug" "Apply push options ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS}";
 
-    echo "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN}"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2206
+    INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS_ARRAY=( $INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS );
 
-    git add "${INPUT_FILE_PATTERN}"
+    if [ -z "$INPUT_BRANCH" ]
+    then
+        # Only add `--tags` option, if `$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE` is set
+        if [ -n "$INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE" ]
+        then
+            _log "debug" "git push origin --tags";
+            git push origin --follow-tags --atomic ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"};
+        else
+            _log "debug" "git push origin";
+            git push origin ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"};
+        fi
 
-    echo "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS}"
+    else
+        _log "debug" "Push commit to remote branch $INPUT_BRANCH";
+        git push --set-upstream origin "HEAD:$INPUT_BRANCH" --follow-tags --atomic ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS:+"${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS_ARRAY[@]}"};
+    fi
+}
 
-    git commit -m "$INPUT_COMMIT_MESSAGE" --author="$GITHUB_ACTOR <$GITHUB_ACTOR@users.noreply.github.com>" ${INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS:+"$INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS"}
-
-    git push --set-upstream origin "HEAD:$INPUT_BRANCH"
-else
-    echo "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit."
-fi
+_main

index.js

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/**
+ * Most of this code has been copied from the following GitHub Action
+ * to make it simpler or not necessary to install a lot of
+ * JavaScript packages to execute a shell script.
+ *
+ * https://github.com/ad-m/github-push-action/blob/fe38f0a751bf9149f0270cc1fe20bf9156854365/start.js
+ */
+
+const spawn = require('child_process').spawn;
+const path = require("path");
+
+const exec = (cmd, args=[]) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    console.log(`Started: ${cmd} ${args.join(" ")}`)
+    const app = spawn(cmd, args, { stdio: 'inherit' });
+    app.on('close', code => {
+        if(code !== 0){
+            err = new Error(`Invalid status code: ${code}`);
+            err.code = code;
+            return reject(err);
+        };
+        return resolve(code);
+    });
+    app.on('error', reject);
+});
+
+const main = async () => {
+    await exec('bash', [path.join(__dirname, './entrypoint.sh')]);
+};
+
+main().catch(err => {
+    console.error(err);
+    console.error(err.stack);
+    process.exit(err.code || -1);
+})

package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "bats": "^1.10.0",
+    "bats-assert": "ztombol/bats-assert",
+    "bats-support": "ztombol/bats-support"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "bats tests"
+  }
+}

yarn.lock

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# THIS IS AN AUTOGENERATED FILE. DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY.
+# yarn lockfile v1
+
+
+bats-assert@ztombol/bats-assert:
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/ztombol/bats-assert/tar.gz/9f88b4207da750093baabc4e3f41bf68f0dd3630"
+
+bats-support@ztombol/bats-support:
+  version "0.3.0"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/ztombol/bats-support/tar.gz/004e707638eedd62e0481e8cdc9223ad471f12ee"
+
+bats@^1.10.0:
+  version "1.10.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bats/-/bats-1.10.0.tgz#d22cb6e2d88fd39302167da237d710406d1587ce"
+  integrity sha512-yOQrC7npuCrN+Ic3TyjTjJlzHa0qlK3oEO6VAYPWwFeutx/GmpljIyB6uNSl/UTASyc2w4FgVuA/QMMf9OdsCw==