4. Create Data Only Branch for FrEDI #33

	# https://itecnote.com/tecnote/git-create-a-new-branch-with-only-a-specified-directory-and-its-history-then-push-to-new-repository/
	## Create a new branch iwth just one specified directory

	name: 4. Create Data Only Branch for FrEDI

	on:
	workflow_dispatch:
	inputs:
	branch_name:
	type: string
	description: Type suffix to your branch name data_only_branch_*


	jobs:
	get_data:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	env:
	GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	steps:
	- uses: actions/checkout@v2
	with:
	token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
	- name: Commit new branch
	run: \|
	git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
	git config --global user.name "GitHub Actions"
	git config --global --add --bool push.autoSetupRemote true
	git symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/data_only_branch_${{ github.event.inputs.branch_name }}
	rm .git/index
	git clean -fdx
	git checkout ${GITHUB_REF##*/} ./data
	git add ./data/*.rda
	git commit -am "creating data only branch on data_only_branch_${{ github.event.inputs.branch_name }}"
	git fetch origin
	git branch -a
	ls -a
	git push origin data_only_branch_${{ github.event.inputs.branch_name }}

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