{"repo":"ahmadnassri/action-template-repository-sync","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/ahmadnassri/action-template-repository-sync","clone":"git clone https://github.com/ahmadnassri/action-template-repository-sync.git","description":"Keep projects in sync with the template repository they came from","language":"JavaScript","stars":19,"topics":["action","sync","template"],"license":"MIT","category":"saas-starters-boilerplates","readme_excerpt":"GitHub Action: Template Repository Sync Keep projects in sync with the template repository they came from [![license][license-img]][license-url] [![release][release-img]][release-url] Why? The [Template Repository][] feature is a great way to accelerate creation of new projects. However, after you \"use\" the template for first time, the two repositories will forever be out of sync (any changes made to the template repository will not be reflected in the project repository) Usage This action will automatically detect all repositories within your account (user or org) that has been \"initialized\" from the template repository (referred to as \"dependents\" in this doc) \\[!IMPORTANT\\] MUST USE [Fine-grained Personal Access Token][], for whatever reason, Classic tokens stopped working with the \"contents\" scope, which is required for this action to work .github/workflows/template-sync.yml A more practical example \\[!WARNING\\] HIGHLY RECOMMEND to set dry-run: true for the first time you use this action, inspect the output to confirm if the affected repositories list is what you wanted to commit files to .github/template-sync.yml Config File dependents a list of repository name patterns when not present or empty, the action will update EVERY DEPENDENT repository additional a list of repository name patterns expands the list of repos in addition to the detected dependant repos , use this to sync repos that were not originally initialized from the template repository. files a list of filen","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/ahmadnassri","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/ahmadnassri/action-template-repository-sync/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}