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The GitHub Actions Checkout action lets you download your repository code into the workflow environment so your automation can access it. It supports fetching specific branches, tags, or commits, and can fetch full history or just the latest commit. You can use tokens or SSH keys for authenticated access, enabling secure git commands during workflows. It also supports sparse checkouts to fetch only parts of the repo, and can handle submodules. This action simplifies automating tasks like testing, building, or deploying code by ensuring your workflow has the right code checked out efficiently and securely.
https://github.com/actions/checkout