Cancel in-progress duplicate runs

yaml

concurrency:
  group: ci-${{ github.ref }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

Explanation

This is especially valuable on busy branches where every new push supersedes the prior run.

Learn the surrounding workflow

Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.

Same sheet · prioritizing Filters and concurrency

Use `paths` to scope the workflow to files or directories.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Exclude paths that should not trigger CI.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Prevent jobs from hanging forever.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Run a deploy only after tests succeed.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Basic YAML structure for a workflow.

Use a descriptive workflow name.