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Workflows and actions
Learn about the concepts of workflows and actions in GitHub Actions.
Workflows
Get a high-level overview of GitHub Actions workflows, including triggers, syntax, and advanced features.
Variables
Learn about variables in GitHub Actions workflows.
Contexts
Learn about contexts in GitHub Actions.
Expressions
You can evaluate expressions in workflows and actions.
Reusable workflows
Learn how to avoid duplication when creating a workflow by reusing existing workflows.
About custom actions
Actions are individual tasks that you can combine to create jobs and customize your workflow. You can create your own actions, or use and customize actions shared by the GitHub community.
Deployment environments
You can create and deploy to different environments.
Concurrency
Learn about running workflows and jobs simultaneously.
Workflow artifacts
Learn about storing and sharing data as artifacts of GitHub Actions workflows.
Dependency caching
Learn about dependency caching for workflow speed and efficiency.
Notifications for workflow runs
You can subscribe to notifications about workflow runs that you trigger.