Validate portability across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Section: Matrix, reuse, and services
Run on multiple operating systems
yaml
yaml
strategy:
matrix:
os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}Explanation
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