Where does the github actions output go?

Question

The github actions should build me an output because I ran the command make to make a file. However, I don't know where the output went now. Where is it or how can I get the file? Thanks.

Answer 1

Here are some references that might help you understand better about Github Actions and outputs:

• Storing workflow data as artifacts
• Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions
• Workflow commands for Github Actions
• Actions Checkout

Basically, when you use the actions/checkout action, you can execute commands from files from your Github repository.

In your case, the final location of the outputs will depend on what your command / script does in your Makefile.

You could eventually commit and push everything (using shell commands) at the end of the workflow execution for the file to appear on a specific branch of your git repository.