Path Filter Trigger - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A path filter trigger starts a workflow only when the changed files match given path patterns, skipping unrelated commits.
A path filter trigger runs a workflow only when the changed files match configured path patterns, set with on.push.paths or paths-ignore. It stops unrelated changes from launching an expensive pipeline.
Path filters cut wasted minutes in monorepos by scoping each pipeline to the directories it owns.
Filter syntax
Under on: push: add paths: [ "services/api/" ] to run only for API changes, or paths-ignore: [ "docs/" ] to skip documentation-only commits.
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