Exam GH-500 Topic 3 Question 4 Discussion

Actual exam question for Microsoft's GH-500 exam
Question #: 4
Topic #: 3
As a repository owner, you do not want to run a GitHub Actions workflow when changes are made to any .txt or markdown files. How would you adjust the event trigger for a pull request that targets the main branch? (Each answer presents part of the solution. Choose three.) on:
pull_request:
branches: [main]

Suggested Answer: A,B,D Vote an answer

To exclude .txt and .md files from triggering workflows on pull requests to the main branch:
on: defines the event (e.g., pull_request)
pull_request: is the trigger
paths-ignore: is the key used to ignore file patterns
Example YAML:
yaml
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on:
pull_request:
branches:
- main
paths-ignore:
- '*.md'
- '*.txt'
Using paths: would include only specific files instead - not exclude. paths-ignore: is correct here.

by Cynthia at Jul 13, 2026, 03:58 AM

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