From 049a72747222e75e2048a29030bf7a868542e3b9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Soref <2119212+jsoref@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2026 18:41:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Use GITHUB_ACTION_PATH
---
content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
index fda0416bc373..63b00429622f 100644
--- a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
+++ b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The `github` context contains information about the workflow run and the event t
|---------------|------|-------------|
| `github` | `object` | The top-level context available during any job or step in a workflow. This object contains all the properties listed below. |
| `github.action` | `string` | The name of the action currently running, or the [`id`](/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsid) of a step. {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} removes special characters, and uses the name `__run` when the current step runs a script without an `id`. If you use the same action more than once in the same job, the name will include a suffix with the sequence number with underscore before it. For example, the first script you run will have the name `__run`, and the second script will be named `__run_2`. Similarly, the second invocation of `actions/checkout` will be `actionscheckout2`. |
-| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path: {% raw %} `cd ${{ github.action_path }}` {% endraw %}. |
+| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path (using the corresponding enviroment variable): {% raw %} `cd "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"` {% endraw %}. |
| `github.action_ref` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the ref of the action being executed. For example, `v2`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_repository` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the owner and repository name of the action. For example, `actions/checkout`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_status` | `string` | For a composite action, the current result of the composite action. |
From e16cf4dd75bfa580bb7572fa4f88f710dfd24f55 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sharra-writes
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:06:21 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Apply suggestion from @Sharra-writes
Adding suggested link.
---
content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
index 63b00429622f..cc9e5a3cdfa0 100644
--- a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
+++ b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The `github` context contains information about the workflow run and the event t
|---------------|------|-------------|
| `github` | `object` | The top-level context available during any job or step in a workflow. This object contains all the properties listed below. |
| `github.action` | `string` | The name of the action currently running, or the [`id`](/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsid) of a step. {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} removes special characters, and uses the name `__run` when the current step runs a script without an `id`. If you use the same action more than once in the same job, the name will include a suffix with the sequence number with underscore before it. For example, the first script you run will have the name `__run`, and the second script will be named `__run_2`. Similarly, the second invocation of `actions/checkout` will be `actionscheckout2`. |
-| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path (using the corresponding enviroment variable): {% raw %} `cd "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"` {% endraw %}. |
+| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path (using the corresponding enviroment variable): {% raw %} `cd "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"` {% endraw %}. For more information on evironment variables, see [AUTOTITLE](/actions/reference/security/secure-use#use-an-intermediate-environment-variable) |
| `github.action_ref` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the ref of the action being executed. For example, `v2`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_repository` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the owner and repository name of the action. For example, `actions/checkout`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_status` | `string` | For a composite action, the current result of the composite action. |
From 61b0794f115d059249b5968498e508fb0878ca1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sharra-writes
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 09:07:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestion from @Sharra-writes
Forgot a period.
---
content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
index cc9e5a3cdfa0..beadd1742312 100644
--- a/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
+++ b/content/actions/reference/workflows-and-actions/contexts.md
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ The `github` context contains information about the workflow run and the event t
|---------------|------|-------------|
| `github` | `object` | The top-level context available during any job or step in a workflow. This object contains all the properties listed below. |
| `github.action` | `string` | The name of the action currently running, or the [`id`](/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsid) of a step. {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} removes special characters, and uses the name `__run` when the current step runs a script without an `id`. If you use the same action more than once in the same job, the name will include a suffix with the sequence number with underscore before it. For example, the first script you run will have the name `__run`, and the second script will be named `__run_2`. Similarly, the second invocation of `actions/checkout` will be `actionscheckout2`. |
-| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path (using the corresponding enviroment variable): {% raw %} `cd "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"` {% endraw %}. For more information on evironment variables, see [AUTOTITLE](/actions/reference/security/secure-use#use-an-intermediate-environment-variable) |
+| `github.action_path` | `string` | The path where an action is located. This property is only supported in composite actions. You can use this path to access files located in the same repository as the action, for example by changing directories to the path (using the corresponding enviroment variable): {% raw %} `cd "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH"` {% endraw %}. For more information on evironment variables, see [AUTOTITLE](/actions/reference/security/secure-use#use-an-intermediate-environment-variable). |
| `github.action_ref` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the ref of the action being executed. For example, `v2`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_repository` | `string` | For a step executing an action, this is the owner and repository name of the action. For example, `actions/checkout`.
{% data reusables.actions.composite-actions-unsupported-refs %} |
| `github.action_status` | `string` | For a composite action, the current result of the composite action. |