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Exécuterning actions in another directory

ayi

I’ve just started exploring Github actions however I’ve found myself placing a command in multiple places.
I have a PHP project where the <code>composer.json</code> is not in the root, my structure looks like:
<pre><code class="lang-auto">my-project:
readme.md
app:
composer.json

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Obviously there is more to it and there is a reason why, but my <code>composer.json</code> sits in a subdirectory called ‘app’. As a result in my workflow, I have to cd into that folder every time to run a command:
<pre><code class="lang-auto">name: CI

on: [push]

jobs:
phpunit:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- name: Setup Symfony
run: |
cd app
cp .env.dev .env
- name: Install Composer Dependencies
run: |
cd app
composer install --prefer-dist
- name: Run Tests
run: |
cd app
php bin/phpunit

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How can I remove the <code>cd app</code> in every stage?

ayi_2

Update: It’s now possible to set a <code>working-directory</code> default for a job. See <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/63122434/11934042">this answer</a>.
There is an option to set a <code>working-directory</code> on a step, but not for multiple steps or a whole job. I’m fairly sure this option only works for script steps, not action steps with <code>uses</code>.
<a href="https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun">https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun</a>
Using <code>working-directory</code>, your workflow would look like this. It’s still quite verbose but maybe a bit cleaner.
<pre><code class="lang-auto">name: CI

on: [push]

jobs:
phpunit:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- name: Setup Symfony
working-directory: ./app
run: cp .env.dev .env
- name: Install Composer Dependencies
working-directory: ./app
run: composer install --prefer-dist
- name: Run Tests
working-directory: ./app
run: php bin/phpunit

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Alternatively, you can run it all in one step so that you only need to specify <code>working-directory</code> once.
<pre><code class="lang-auto">name: CI

on: [push]

jobs:
phpunit:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v1
- name: Setup and run tests
working-directory: ./app
run: |
cp .env.dev .env
composer install --prefer-dist
php bin/phpunit

</code></pre>