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-  <a href="https://github.com/actions/checkout"><img alt="GitHub Actions status" src="https://github.com/actions/checkout/workflows/test-local/badge.svg"></a>
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 # Checkout V2
 
+![https://github.com/actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout/workflows/test-local/badge.svg)
+
 This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
 
 By default, the repository that triggered the workflow is checked-out, for the ref/SHA that triggered the event.