[GH-ISSUE #2031] Command line Flag to specify subset of workflows / single workflow #974

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opened 2026-03-01 21:47:51 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @Charles-Schleich on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2031

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act version 0.2.51

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Hello, super useful tool you have written.

I'm not sure if i missed it in the docs, but it it seems that there is no easy way to run just a single workflow / subset of workflows.
adding if: ${{ !github.event.act }} # skip during local actions testing the yaml file of each workflow we dont want to run is a tedious process if you have many workflows.

Is there a simple way to specify a single workflow and run only that workflow ?

Something akin to
act --run-only myworkflow.yml or
act --run-only wf1.yml,wf2.yml,wf3.yml

Originally created by @Charles-Schleich on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2031 ### Act version act version 0.2.51 ### Feature description Hello, super useful tool you have written. I'm not sure if i missed it in the docs, but it it seems that there is no easy way to run just a single workflow / subset of workflows. adding `if: ${{ !github.event.act }} # skip during local actions testing` the yaml file of each workflow we dont want to run is a tedious process if you have many workflows. Is there a simple way to specify a single workflow and run only that workflow ? Something akin to `act --run-only myworkflow.yml` or `act --run-only wf1.yml,wf2.yml,wf3.yml`

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@Charles-Schleich commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023):

Ah i didnt realize -W could be used for a single file,
I thought it only accepted a directory with all workflows.

act -W ./path/to/workflow.yaml

Thanks !

@Charles-Schleich commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2023): Ah i didnt realize `-W` could be used for a single file, I thought it only accepted a directory with all workflows. `act -W ./path/to/workflow.yaml` Thanks !

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