Docker and CI/CD · Middle · Question 45 of 75

How do you run a deploy step only for pushes to `main`?

1when: branch == main
2only: main at the top of the step
✓Correct answer: if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'

Explanation

Expressions in if: can check the event, branch, previous results (success(), failure()) and more. only: is GitLab's older syntax.

Further reading

GitHub Docs: Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions ↗

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