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How to save command result in GitHub

I want to be able to save the result from any command I run so that I can decide what I want to do next in my YAML file

Here is an example of a non working example of something similar to what I want

- name: Run script
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          status = script\\outputZero.ps1
          if: status == 0
              echo "output was 0"

I also tried doing this

- name: Run script
        shell: powershell
        run: |
          if: script\\outputZero.ps1
              echo "output was 0"

but it gave me the error The term 'if:' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

Solution

  • Examples from Building and testing PowerShell rather use shell: pwsh (might be a synonym for powershell)

    See for instance:

      lint-with-PSScriptAnalyzer:
    name: Install and run PSScriptAnalyzer
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Install PSScriptAnalyzer module
        shell: pwsh
        run: |
          Set-PSRepository PSGallery -InstallationPolicy Trusted
          Install-Module PSScriptAnalyzer -ErrorAction Stop
      - name: Lint with PSScriptAnalyzer
        shell: pwsh
        run: |
          Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path *.ps1 -Recurse -Outvariable issues
          $errors   = $issues.Where({$_.Severity -eq 'Error'})
          $warnings = $issues.Where({$_.Severity -eq 'Warning'})
          if ($errors) {
              Write-Error "There were $($errors.Count) errors and $($warnings.Count) warnings total." -ErrorAction Stop
          } else {
              Write-Output "There were $($errors.Count) errors and $($warnings.Count) warnings total."
          }

    Note the lack of : after if.