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* Update README.md
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## How to start this course

<!-- For start course, run in JavaScript:
'https://github.com/new?' + new URLSearchParams({
template_owner: 'skills',
template_name: 'hello-github-actions',
owner: '@me',
name: 'skills-hello-github-actions',
description: 'My clone repository',
visibility: 'public',
}).toString()
-->

[![start-course](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1221423/235727646-4a590299-ffe5-480d-8cd5-8194ea184546.svg)](https://github.com/new?template_owner=skills&template_name=hello-github-actions&owner=%40me&name=skills-hello-github-actions&description=My+clone+repository&visibility=public)

1. Right-click **Start course** and open the link in a new tab.
<br />[![start-course](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1221423/218596841-0645fe1a-4aaf-4f51-9ab3-8aa2d3fdd487.svg)](https://github.com/skills/hello-github-actions/generate)
2. In the new tab, follow the prompts to create a new repository.
2. In the new tab, most of the prompts will automatically fill in for you.
- For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository.
- We recommend creating a public repositoryprivate repositories will [use Actions minutes](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions).
![Create a new repository](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1221423/218594143-e60462b6-9f2a-4fa3-80de-063ac5429aab.png)
- We recommend creating a public repository, as private repositories will [use Actions minutes](https://docs.github.com/en/billing/managing-billing-for-github-actions/about-billing-for-github-actions).
- Scroll down and click the **Create repository** button at the bottom of the form.
3. After your new repository is created, wait about 20 seconds, then refresh the page. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the new repository's README.

</details>
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- The GitHub Actions feature page, see [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/features/actions).
- The "GitHub Actions" user documentation, see [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/actions).

**What is a _workflow_?**: A workflow is a configurable automated process that will run one or more jobs. Workflows are defined in special files in the `.github/workflows` directory and they execute based on your chosen event. For this exercise, we'll use a `pull_request` event.
**What is a _workflow_?**: A workflow is a configurable automated process that will run one or more jobs. Workflows are defined in special files in the `.github/workflows` directory and they execute based on your chosen event. For this exercise, we'll use a `pull_request` event.

- To read more about workflows, jobs, and events, see "[Understanding GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/understanding-github-actions)".
- If you want to learn more about the `pull_request` event before using it, see "[pull_request](https://docs.github.com/en/developers/webhooks-and-events/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads#pull_request)".
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- `name: Post welcome comment` gives your workflow a name. This name appears on any pull request or in the Actions tab of your repository.
- `on: pull_request: types: [opened]` indicates that your workflow will execute anytime a pull request opens in your repository.
- `permissions` assigns the workflow permissions to operate on the repository
- `pull-requests: write` gives the workflow permission to write to pull requests. This is needed to create the welcome comment.
- `pull-requests: write` gives the workflow permission to write to pull requests. This is needed to create the welcome comment.

Next, we need to specify jobs to run.

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### :keyboard: Activity: Add a job to your workflow file

1. Open your `welcome.yml` file.
1. Open your `welcome.yml` file.
2. Update the contents of the file to:
```yaml
name: Post welcome comment
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