Renaming a run command in github actions

Question

Is it possible to rename the run command in github action?

For example for the given workflow file, I want to rename the 3rd run command that starts with |, to something which is a lot easier to understand.

name: Lint, Build and Test

on:
  push:
    branches: [master]
  pull_request:
    branches: [master]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
      matrix:
        node-version: [12.x, 14.x]
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
      - run: yarn install
      - run: yarn test
      - run: |
          chmod +x "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/upload_test_coverage.sh"
          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/upload_test_coverage.sh"

For the above workflow file, the github actions UI is the following

Thank you.

You can add name to any step.

Benjamin W.
– Benjamin W.

2021-03-10 15:29:40 +00:00
Commented Mar 10, 2021 at 15:29 — Benjamin W.
– Benjamin W., Commented Mar 10, 2021 at 15:29

jidicula · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-10 15:46:10Z

2

You can modify that step using the steps[*].name (the docs aren't very illuminating, though) property:

      - name: Upload Test Coverage
        run: |
          chmod +x "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/upload_test_coverage.sh"
          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/scripts/upload_test_coverage.sh"

It's the same property as the steps[*].name you have in your 2nd step for setting up Node.js.

answered Mar 10, 2021 at 15:46

jidicula

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