This is a simple global tool to give you a handy and quick method to create a GitHub Actions workflow file for continous integration (CI) builds.
For more information on why you can read this blog post: https://timheuer.com/blog/generate-github-actions-workflow-from-cli/.
To create a workflow for your project from the root of your source code (which would represent the root of your repo -- GitHub Actions workflows exist in the root of your repo). Some examples
To use all the defaults:
dotnet new workflow
This generates the workflow with all the defaults:
- latest SDK version using Major.Minor.x versioning (e.g.,
8.0.x) - workflow file will use project name
- default branch of
main
To specify the name of your YAML file and/or the SDK version you want to use specify more options:
dotnet new workflow --sdk-version 8.0.100 -n build -b your_branch_name