name: Use a different repository directory
on: 
  push:
    branches: [_action_test]

jobs:
  run:
    name: Add a text file
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # If you need to, you can check out your repo to a different location
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          path: './pathToRepo/'

      # You can make whatever type of change to the repo...
      - run: echo "123" > ./pathToRepo/file.txt

      # ...and then use the action as you would normally do, but providing the path to the repo
      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
        with:
          message: 'Add the very useful text file'
          add: '*.txt --force'
          cwd: './pathToRepo/'
          new_branch: custom-new-branch