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+# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
+
+name: cv-build
+
+# Controls when the workflow will run
+on:
+  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the "master" branch
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
+jobs:
+  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up Git repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Compile LaTeX document
+        uses: xu-cheng/latex-action@v2
+        with:
+          root_file: cv/main.tex
+      - name: Move build .pdf
+        run: |
+          mv cv/main.pdf ./cv.pdf
+      - name: Commit built .pdf
+        uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9 # You can change this to use a specific version.
+        with:
+          add: 'cv.pdf'
+          author_name: 'Jack Bond-Preston'
+          author_email: 'jackbondpreston@outlook.com'
+          message: 'update cv.pdf (built by github action)'
+