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+name: Gitea Build Action
+run-name: ${{ gitea.actor }} build
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "testing this and that"
+      - run: ls
+      - run: pwd
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo "checked out ${{ gitea.repository }}"
+      - run: ls
+      - run: pwd
+      - run: echo "okay the status is ${{ job.status }}"