Upgraded to v35.7.0 (#1022)

Co-authored-by: jackton1 <jackton1@users.noreply.github.com>

.all-contributorsrc

@@ -159,6 +159,25 @@
       "contributions": [
         "code"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "adonisgarciac",
+      "name": "adonisgarciac",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71078987?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/adonisgarciac",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "doc"
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "cfernhout",
+      "name": "Chiel Fernhout",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22294606?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/cfernhout",
+      "contributions": [
+        "doc"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "contributorsPerLine": 7,

.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       github.actor == 'renovate'
     steps:
       - name: automerge
-        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.5
+        uses: pascalgn/automerge-action@v0.15.6
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
           MERGE_METHOD: "rebase"

.github/workflows/codacy-analysis.yml

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       # Execute Codacy Analysis CLI and generate a SARIF output with the security issues identified during the analysis
       - name: Run Codacy Analysis CLI
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.2.0
+        uses: codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action@v4.3.0
         with:
           # Check https://github.com/codacy/codacy-analysis-cli#project-token to get your project token from your Codacy repository
           # You can also omit the token and run the tools that support default configurations

.github/workflows/manual-test.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: Manual Test
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Test changed-files

.github/workflows/matrix-test.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Manual Matrix Test
+name: Matrix Test
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0 # needed for tj-actions/changed-files
+          fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
         uses: ./
         with:
           json: true
       - name: List all changed files
-        run: |
+        run: echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'
-          echo '${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}'
-
       - id: set-matrix
         run: echo "matrix={\"container\":${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 

.github/workflows/sync-release-version.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Run release-tagger
-        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@v2
+        uses: tj-actions/release-tagger@v3
       - name: Sync release version.
         uses: tj-actions/sync-release-version@v13
         id: sync-release-version
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           paths: |
             README.md
       - name: Generate CHANGELOG
-        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.17
+        uses: tj-actions/github-changelog-generator@v1.18
         with:
           output: 'HISTORY.md'
       - name: Create Pull Request

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -3,18 +3,13 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
       - "**"
   pull_request:
-    types:
-      - opened
-      - synchronize
-      - reopened
     branches:
       - main
-#  pull_request_review
+  pull_request_review:
-#  branches:
+    branches:
-#    - main
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   shellcheck:
@@ -25,16 +20,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout to branch
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: shellcheck
-        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.16
+        uses: reviewdog/action-shellcheck@v1.17
 
   test-multiple-repositories:
     name: Test with multiple repositories
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 2
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout into dir1
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -85,13 +75,8 @@ jobs:
 
   test-using-since-and-until:
     name: Test changed-files using since and until
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.event_name == 'push'
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 2
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -141,12 +126,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-similar-base-and-commit-sha:
     name: Test changed-files similar base and commit sha
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -176,12 +156,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-unset-github-output-env:
     name: Test unset GITHUB_OUTPUT env
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -204,13 +179,13 @@ jobs:
 
   test-limited-commit-history:
     name: Test changed-files with limited commit history
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
         fetch-depth: [1, 2]
+        input-fetch_depth: [1, 50]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -221,6 +196,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run changed-files
         id: changed-files
         uses: ./
+        with:
+          fetch_depth: ${{ matrix.input-fetch_depth }}
 
       - name: Show output
         run: |
@@ -230,12 +207,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-non-existent-base-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent base sha
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -282,12 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-non-existent-sha:
     name: Test changed-files non existent sha
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      max-parallel: 4
-      matrix:
-        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout to branch
@@ -332,6 +299,43 @@ jobs:
           echo "Expected: (failure) got ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outcome }}"
           exit 1
 
+  test-submodules:
+    name: Test changed-files with submodule
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      max-parallel: 4
+      matrix:
+        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout to branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+          submodules: recursive
+          fetch-depth: ${{ matrix.fetch-depth }}
+
+      - name: Run changed-files with submodule
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: "85bd869"
+          sha: "adde7bb"
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+
+      - name: Verify added files
+        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files != 'test/demo/test/test.txt'
+        run: |
+          echo "Expected: (test/demo/test/test.txt) got ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}"
+        shell:
+          bash
+
   test:
     name: Test changed-files
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
@@ -340,7 +344,7 @@ jobs:
       max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04, windows-latest, macos-latest, macos-11, windows-2022]
-        fetch-depth: [0, 1]
+        fetch-depth: [0, 1, 2]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -447,6 +451,28 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with dir_names and dir_names_exclude_root
+        id: changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: dddfbd69
+          sha: ce8c1983
+          fetch_depth: 60000
+          dir_names: "true"
+          dir_names_exclude_root: "true"
+          dir_names_max_depth: "1"
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Check dir_names output
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs.all_changed_files != '.github'
+        run: |
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (.github) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-exclude-root.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          exit 1
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with dir_names
         id: changed-files-dir-names
         uses: ./
@@ -461,9 +487,9 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Check dir_names output
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test')"
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files != 'test'
         run: |
-          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
@@ -482,9 +508,9 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Check dir_names output
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test')"
+        if: steps.changed-files-dir-names.outputs.all_changed_files != 'test'
         run: |
-          echo "Invalid output: Expected to include (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
+          echo "Invalid output: Expected (test) got (${{ steps.changed-files-dir-names-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }})"
           exit 1
         shell:
           bash
@@ -529,6 +555,18 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with json raw format
+        id: changed-files-json-raw-format
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          json: true
+          json_raw_format: true
+      - name: Show output
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json-raw-format.outputs) }}'
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-json-raw-format.outputs.all_changed_files) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with comma separator
         id: changed-files-comma
         uses: ./
@@ -847,8 +885,11 @@ jobs:
           (
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
           )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -869,8 +910,11 @@ jobs:
           (
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') &&
             !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
-            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt')
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
           )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
@@ -887,7 +931,16 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted from source files
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/greetings.yml')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }})"
@@ -913,7 +966,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_changed files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_changed_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_changed }})"
@@ -922,7 +983,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_modified files comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.all_modified_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_modified }})"
@@ -931,7 +1000,15 @@ jobs:
         shell:
           bash
       - name: Verify any_deleted files with comma separator
-        if: "!contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') && !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt')"
+        if: |
+          (
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'action.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '.github/workflows/test.yml') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, 'test/test2/test3/test4/test.txt') &&
+            !contains(steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.deleted_files, '[test new].txt')
+          )
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }}" != "false" ]]; then
             echo "Invalid output: Expected (false) got (${{ steps.changed-files-specific-comma-source-file.outputs.any_deleted }})"
@@ -939,18 +1016,6 @@ jobs:
           fi
         shell:
           bash
-      - name: Run changed-files with custom sha
-        id: changed-files-custom-sha
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
-        uses: ./
-        with:
-          sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
-      - name: Show output
-        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
-        run: |
-          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-sha.outputs) }}'
-        shell:
-          bash
       - name: Get branch name
         id: branch-name
         uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v6
@@ -973,6 +1038,31 @@ jobs:
           echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-base-sha.outputs) }}'
         shell:
           bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with custom sha
+        id: changed-files-custom-sha
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - name: Show output
+        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-custom-sha.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
+      - name: Run changed-files with the pull request base sha and head sha
+        id: changed-files-pull-request-base-sha-head-sha
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.action != 'closed'
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          base_sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          sha: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+      - name: Show output
+        if: github.event.action != 'closed'
+        run: |
+          echo '${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files-pull-request-base-sha-head-sha.outputs) }}'
+        shell:
+          bash
       - name: Run changed-files with specific files (only-changed)
         id: changed-files-specific-only-changed
         uses: ./

.github/workflows/update-readme.yml

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ jobs:
   sync-assets:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3.2.0
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Run auto-doc
-        uses: tj-actions/auto-doc@v1.6.0
+        uses: tj-actions/auto-doc@v2
 
-      - name: Run test
+      - name: Run remark
         uses: tj-actions/remark@v3
 
       - name: Verify Changed files
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: failure()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4.2.3
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v4
         with:
           base: "main"
           labels: "merge when passing"

HISTORY.md

@@ -1,12 +1,383 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/HEAD)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.7.0...HEAD)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Use Full SHA instead tag in nested actions calls [\#1019](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/1019)
+
+## [v35.7.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.7.0) (2023-03-13)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35...v35.7.0)
+
+## [v35](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35) (2023-03-13)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.6.4...v35)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] v35 started failing while fetching remote refs [\#1014](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/1014)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- pin: glob and json2file actions to the latest full length sha [\#1020](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1020) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/release-tagger action to v3 [\#1018](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1018) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/github-changelog-generator action to v1.18 [\#1017](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1017) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.6.4 [\#1016](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1016) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.6.4](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.6.4) (2023-03-10)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.6.3...v35.6.4)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Latest release causes specific sha to not be found [\#1010](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/1010)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Can we get the change files since last release [\#1013](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/1013)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: error fetching history for PR branches [\#1015](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1015) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.6.3 [\#1012](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1012) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/auto-doc action to v2 [\#1011](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1011) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+
+## [v35.6.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.6.3) (2023-03-09)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.6.2...v35.6.3)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: simplify fetch [\#1009](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1009) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.6.2 [\#1008](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1008) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.6.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.6.2) (2023-03-09)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.6.1...v35.6.2)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Compare the Last Remote SHA and Head SHA of a Git Branch? [\#1006](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/1006)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: fetching history for pr made from a fork with checkout set to the target repository [\#1007](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1007) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update codacy/codacy-analysis-cli-action action to v4.3.0 [\#1005](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1005) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.6.1 [\#1004](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1004) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.6.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.6.1) (2023-02-28)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.6.0...v35.6.1)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Add support for listing deleted submodules [\#999](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/999)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- feat: pull submodule history for pull request events [\#1003](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1003) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.6.0 [\#1002](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1002) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.6.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.6.0) (2023-02-26)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.6...v35.6.0)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Running on PR doesn't get the correct head sha [\#998](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/998)
+- \[BUG\] action fails when with a Git tag instead of branch [\#995](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/995)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- feat: add support for listing deleted submodules. [\#1001](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1001) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: readme typo [\#1000](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/1000) ([benhammondmusic](https://github.com/benhammondmusic))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.6 [\#997](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/997) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.6](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.6) (2023-02-20)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.5...v35.5.6)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Watch multiple paths [\#993](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/993)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: error fetch remote ref when using fetch depth of 1 [\#996](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/996) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update pascalgn/automerge-action action to v0.15.6 [\#994](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/994) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.5 [\#991](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/991) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.5) (2023-02-16)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.4...v35.5.5)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Changes are retrieved for everything since initial commit, instead of the current context like the GitHub UI [\#990](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/990)
+- \[BUG\] "unknown revision" when using "path" [\#987](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/987)
+- \[BUG\] Failing to retrieve master branch if depth isn't 0 [\#988](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/988)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug with fetching history [\#989](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/989) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.4 [\#986](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/986) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.4](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.4) (2023-02-16)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.3...v35.5.4)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] action fail with pull request from external branch called master [\#979](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/979)
+- \[BUG\] fatal: Invalid revision range X..Y when dealing with submodules [\#978](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/978)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Is it possible to get unstaged / modified files? [\#983](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/983)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Updated README.md [\#984](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/984) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.3 [\#982](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/982) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: bug getting diff for submodules and fetching more history [\#980](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/980) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.3) (2023-02-14)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.2...v35.5.3)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- Action fails on empty repo or when the specific file pattern is not found [\#976](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/976)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug with pr from forks with similar branch names [\#981](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/981) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.2 [\#977](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/977) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.2) (2023-02-09)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.1...v35.5.2)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Unsynced target branch changes listed by action in pull requests [\#972](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/972)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: update use of tilde to use caret instead [\#975](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/975) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.1 [\#974](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/974) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.1) (2023-02-07)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.5.0...v35.5.1)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Action started failing [\#970](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/970)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: including non branch changes in diff output [\#973](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/973) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update readme [\#971](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/971) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.5.0 [\#969](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/969) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.5.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.5.0) (2023-02-01)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.4.4...v35.5.0)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Exclude the top-level/root directory when dir\_names="true" [\#965](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/965)
+- \[Feature\] Exclude Files [\#963](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/963)
+- \[Feature\] Rename `files` -\> `paths` \[\#tara-label-enhancement\] \[\#tara-label-good first issue\] [\#125](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/125)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] PR between branch and main - unsynced changes appearing in changed files. [\#966](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/966)
+- ::error::Failed to get current commit for submodule [\#962](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/962)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Updated README.md [\#968](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/968) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: add support for excluding the top level directory [\#967](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/967) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: update docs [\#964](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/964) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update reviewdog/action-shellcheck action to v1.17 [\#961](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/961) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.4.4 [\#960](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/960) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: code clean up [\#959](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/959) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.4.4](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.4.4) (2023-01-19)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.4.3...v35.4.4)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Action is evaluating branch instead of sha [\#957](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/957)
+- \[BUG\] Unable to run on windows self-hosted runner [\#956](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/956)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Comparing differences between tags/releases [\#949](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/949)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: revert change to pull pr branch via the branch name [\#958](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/958) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: add guide for retrieving  changed files for tags [\#955](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/955) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.4.3 [\#954](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/954) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.4.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.4.3) (2023-01-19)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.4.2...v35.4.3)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Files not found when not last commit on new branch [\#952](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/952)
+- \[BUG\] `changed-files` error during run [\#875](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/875)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: handling since last remote commits for the first pr branch commit [\#953](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/953) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.4.2 [\#951](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/951) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.4.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.4.2) (2023-01-18)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.4.1...v35.4.2)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] Unable find a diff between ... [\#944](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/944)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: handle case of invalid file patterns [\#950](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/950) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#948](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/948) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.4.1 [\#946](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/946) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.4.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.4.1) (2023-01-11)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.4.0...v35.4.1)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Specify base branch, not just base-sha [\#941](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/941)
+- \[Feature\] Get contents of deleted file [\#938](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/938)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug retrieving diff with custom a base sha [\#945](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/945) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#943](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/943) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore: make since\_last\_remote\_commit optional [\#942](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/942) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.4.0 [\#937](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/937) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.4.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.4.0) (2023-01-05)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.3.2...v35.4.0)
+
+**Implemented enhancements:**
+
+- \[Feature\] Skip fetching remote refs for non shallow clones [\#924](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/924)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] v35.3.0 Fails to add \[\] around files when with:json: true [\#926](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/926)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Upgraded to v35.3.2 [\#936](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/936) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#935](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/935) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: skip fetching remote refs for non shallow clones [\#934](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/934) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: error overriding the base sha [\#933](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/933) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- docs: add cfernhout as a contributor for doc [\#932](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/932) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
+- Make example consistent and out of the box usable [\#931](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/931) ([cfernhout](https://github.com/cfernhout))
+
+## [v35.3.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.3.2) (2023-01-05)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.3.1...v35.3.2)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix\(regression\): invalid json output. [\#930](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/930) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update actions/checkout action to v3.3.0 [\#929](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/929) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.3.1 [\#928](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/928) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.3.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.3.1) (2023-01-05)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.3.0...v35.3.1)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] `files_ignore` used with `files` not ignoring as expected [\#901](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/901)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: json output [\#927](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/927) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.3.0 [\#925](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/925) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.3.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.3.0) (2023-01-05)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.2.1...v35.3.0)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: bug dirnames output [\#923](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/923) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/auto-doc action to v1.7.3 [\#922](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/922) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Updated README.md [\#921](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/921) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#920](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/920) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Upgraded to v35.2.1 [\#919](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/919) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.2.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.2.1) (2023-01-02)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.2.0...v35.2.1)
+
+**Fixed bugs:**
+
+- \[BUG\] On pull\_request\_review error [\#906](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/906)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Updated README.md [\#918](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/918) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Bump tj-actions/auto-doc from 1.7.1 to 1.7.2 [\#917](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/917) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
+- chore: update readme [\#916](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/916) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- fix: bug running on pull\_request\_review [\#915](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/915) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#914](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/914) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/auto-doc action to v1.7.2 [\#913](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/913) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Updated README.md [\#912](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/912) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/auto-doc action to v1.7.1 [\#911](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/911) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.2.0 [\#910](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/910) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
+## [v35.2.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.2.0) (2022-12-30)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.1.2...v35.2.0)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- chore: update the test [\#909](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/909) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#908](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/908) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- docs: add adonisgarciac as a contributor for code, and doc [\#907](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/907) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
+- Upgraded to v35.1.2 [\#905](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/905) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- add raw-output option for json output [\#900](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/900) ([adonisgarciac](https://github.com/adonisgarciac))
+
+## [v35.1.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.1.2) (2022-12-29)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.1.1...v35.1.2)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Updated README.md [\#904](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/904) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- Updated README.md [\#903](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/903) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- feat: add support for excluding matched directories [\#902](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/902) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+- chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/github-changelog-generator action to v1.17 [\#899](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/899) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
+- Upgraded to v35.1.1 [\#898](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/898) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
+
 ## [v35.1.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35.1.1) (2022-12-26)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35...v35.1.1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.1.0...v35.1.1)
-
-## [v35](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v35) (2022-12-26)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v35.1.0...v35)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -57,7 +428,6 @@
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
 - \[BUG\] Process completed with exit code 1 [\#884](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/884)
-- \[BUG\] `changed-files` error during run [\#875](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/875)
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -82,10 +452,6 @@
 
 - \[BUG\] github actions has depreciated and will remove a feature used in this action 'set-output' see link  [\#865](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/865)
 
-**Closed issues:**
-
-- Dependency Dashboard [\#27](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/27)
-
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - fix: bug using since\_last\_remote\_commit with force push [\#877](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/877) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
@@ -499,7 +865,7 @@
 
 ## [v34.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v34.0.0) (2022-10-25)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33.0.0...v34.0.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33...v34.0.0)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -512,13 +878,13 @@
 - feat: add support for fetching more history [\#709](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/709) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 - Upgraded to v33.0.0 [\#707](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/707) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v33.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33.0.0) (2022-10-21)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33...v33.0.0)
-
 ## [v33](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33) (2022-10-21)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.2...v33)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v33.0.0...v33)
+
+## [v33.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v33.0.0) (2022-10-21)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32...v33.0.0)
 
 **Closed issues:**
 
@@ -537,13 +903,13 @@
 - chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/verify-changed-files action to v12 [\#696](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/696) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v32.1.2 [\#695](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/695) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v32.1.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v32.1.2) (2022-10-16)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32...v32.1.2)
-
 ## [v32](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v32) (2022-10-16)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.1...v32)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.2...v32)
+
+## [v32.1.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v32.1.2) (2022-10-16)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v32.1.1...v32.1.2)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -599,24 +965,24 @@
 
 ## [v32.0.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v32.0.0) (2022-10-06)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31.0.3...v32.0.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31...v32.0.0)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Updated README.md [\#674](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/674) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 - add kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea as a contributor for doc [\#673](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/673) ([allcontributors[bot]](https://github.com/apps/allcontributors))
-- TYPO fix [\#671](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/671) ([kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea](https://github.com/kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea))
+- TYPO fix [\#671](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/671) ([kostiantyn-korniienko](https://github.com/kostiantyn-korniienko))
 - chore\(deps\): update tj-actions/glob action to v14 [\#670](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/670) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - chore\(deps\): update actions/checkout action to v3.1.0 [\#669](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/669) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v31.0.3 [\#667](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/667) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v31.0.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v31.0.3) (2022-10-02)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31...v31.0.3)
-
 ## [v31](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v31) (2022-10-02)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31.0.2...v31)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31.0.3...v31)
+
+## [v31.0.3](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v31.0.3) (2022-10-02)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v31.0.2...v31.0.3)
 
 **Fixed bugs:**
 
@@ -1556,7 +1922,7 @@
 
 ## [v13](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v13) (2022-02-17)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v12.2...v13)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v2.0.1...v13)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1575,13 +1941,13 @@
 - \[BUG\] wrong result of any\_change output [\#314](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/314)
 - \[BUG\] Investigate possible bug using since\_last\_remote\_commit when force pushing changes. [\#303](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/303)
 
-## [v12.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v12.2) (2021-12-30)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v2.0.1...v12.2)
-
 ## [v2.0.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v2.0.1) (2021-12-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v12.1...v2.0.1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v12.2...v2.0.1)
+
+## [v12.2](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v12.2) (2021-12-30)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v12.1...v12.2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
@@ -1622,7 +1988,7 @@
 
 ## [v12](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v12) (2021-12-14)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.9...v12)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11...v12)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1640,13 +2006,13 @@
 - \[PR 1\]: Renamed all\_modified\_files to all\_changed\_files [\#283](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/283) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 - Upgraded to v11.9 [\#280](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/280) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v11.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.9) (2021-12-04)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11...v11.9)
-
 ## [v11](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11) (2021-12-04)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.3.1...v11)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.9...v11)
+
+## [v11.9](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.9) (2021-12-04)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.3.1...v11.9)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1735,7 +2101,7 @@
 
 ## [v1.2.1](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v1.2.1) (2021-11-08)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.5...v1.2.1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.2.0...v1.2.1)
 
 **Implemented enhancements:**
 
@@ -1749,13 +2115,13 @@
 - Update actions/checkout action to v2.4.0 [\#243](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/243) ([renovate[bot]](https://github.com/apps/renovate))
 - Upgraded to v11.5 [\#241](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/pull/241) ([jackton1](https://github.com/jackton1))
 
-## [v11.5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.5) (2021-10-30)
-
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v1.2.0...v11.5)
-
 ## [v1.2.0](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v1.2.0) (2021-10-30)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.4...v1.2.0)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.5...v1.2.0)
+
+## [v11.5](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/tree/v11.5) (2021-10-30)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/compare/v11.4...v11.5)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 

README.md

@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
+[![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-E95420?style=for-the-badge\&logo=ubuntu\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Mac OS](https://img.shields.io/badge/mac%20os-000000?style=for-the-badge\&logo=macos\&logoColor=F0F0F0)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?style=for-the-badge\&logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
+[![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?style=for-the-badge\&url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)
+
 [![Codacy Badge](https://app.codacy.com/project/badge/Grade/4a625e9b62794b5b98e169c15c0e673c)](https://www.codacy.com/gh/tj-actions/changed-files/dashboard?utm_source=github.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=tj-actions/changed-files\&utm_campaign=Badge_Grade)
 [![CI](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 [![Update release version.](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/actions/workflows/sync-release-version.yml)
-[![Public workflows that use this action.](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https%3A%2F%2Fused-by.vercel.app%2Fapi%2Fgithub-actions%2Fused-by%3Faction%3Dtj-actions%2Fchanged-files%26badge%3Dtrue)](https://github.com/search?o=desc\&q=tj-actions+changed-files+language%3AYAML\&s=\&type=Code)
-
-[![Ubuntu](https://img.shields.io/badge/Ubuntu-E95420?logo=ubuntu\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
-[![Mac OS](https://img.shields.io/badge/mac%20os-000000?logo=macos\&logoColor=F0F0F0)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
-[![Windows](https://img.shields.io/badge/Windows-0078D6?logo=windows\&logoColor=white)](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idruns-on)
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-17-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-19-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors-)
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-BADGE:END -->
 
 ## changed-files
 
-Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the last remote commit returning the **absolute paths** from the project root.
+Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the last remote commit returning a **relative path** from the project root.
 
 ## Features
 
-*   Fast execution (0-2 seconds on average).
+*   Fast execution (0-10 seconds on average).
 *   Easy to debug.
 *   Scales to large repositories.
-*   Git submodules support.
+*   Supports Git submodules.
-*   Escaped JSON Output which can be used for running matrix jobs based on changed files.
+*   Escaped JSON output which can be used to run matrix jobs based on changed files.
-*   Optionally list only changed directories.
+*   List changed directories.
 *   Restrict the max depth of changed directories.
-*   Monorepos (Fetches only the last remote commit).
+*   Write outputs to a `.txt` or `.json` file at a specified location for further processing.
+*   Monorepos (Fetches a fixed number of commits).
 *   Supports all platforms (Linux, MacOS, Windows).
 *   [GitHub-hosted runners](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-github-hosted-runners/about-github-hosted-runners) support
 *   [GitHub Enterprise Server](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.3/admin/github-actions/getting-started-with-github-actions-for-your-enterprise/getting-started-with-github-actions-for-github-enterprise-server) support.
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the
 *   Restrict change detection to a subset of files and directories:
     *   Boolean output indicating that certain files have been changed.
     *   Using [Glob pattern](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#filter-pattern-cheat-sheet) matching.
+        *   Brace expansion.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -46,24 +48,23 @@ Retrieve all changed files and directories relative to the target branch or the
 > *   **IMPORTANT:** For `push` events you need to include `fetch-depth: 0` **OR** `fetch-depth: 2` depending on your use case.
 > *   For monorepos where pulling all the branch history might not be desired, you can omit `fetch-depth` for `pull_request` events.
 > *   For files located in a sub-directory ensure that the pattern specified contains `**/` (globstar) to match any preceding directories or explicitly pass the full path relative to the project root. See: [#314](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/314).
-> *   All multiline inputs should not use double or single qoutes since the value is already a string seperated by a newline character. See [Examples](#examples) for more information.
+> *   All multiline inputs should not use double or single quotes since the value is already a string seperated by a newline character. See [Examples](#examples) for more information.
-> *   Ensure that `persist-credentials` is set to `true` when configuring `actions/checkout`.
+> *   Ensure that `persist-credentials` is set to `true` when configuring `actions/checkout` if `fetch-depth` isn't set to `0`.
 
 ```yaml
 name: CI
 
 on:
-  # Compare the preceeding commit of main -> to the current commit of the main branch.
-  # (Note: To compare changes between the last pushed commit to the remote main branch set `since_last_remote_commit: true`)
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  # Compare the last commit of main -> to the current commit of a PR branch. 
-  # (Note: To compare changes between the last pushed commit to the remote PR branch set `since_last_remote_commit: true`)
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Event `push`: Compare the preceeding commit -> to the current commit of the main branch.
+# Event `pull_request`: Compare the last commit of main -> to the current commit of a Pull Request branch.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Get changed files
         id: changed-files
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        
+        # To compare changes between the current commit and the last pushed remote commit set `since_last_remote_commit: true`. e.g
+        # with:
+        #   since_last_remote_commit: true 
 
       - name: List all changed files
         run: |
@@ -90,14 +95,28 @@ jobs:
         id: changed-files-specific
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
         with:
-          files: |
+          files: docs/*.{js,html}  # Alternatively using: `docs/**` or `docs`
-            docs/**
 
       - name: Run step if any file(s) in the docs folder change
         if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "One or more files in the docs folder has changed."
           echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+      
+      # Example 3
+      - name: Get changed js files excluding the docs folder
+        id: changed-files-excluded
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        with:
+          files: |
+            **/*.js
+          files_ignore: docs/** # Alternatively using: `docs`
+
+      - name: Run step if any other js file(s) change
+        if: steps.changed-files-excluded.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more js files not in the doc folder has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-excluded.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
 ```
 
 If you feel generous and want to show some extra appreciation:
@@ -127,29 +146,29 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-OUTPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
-|             OUTPUT             |  TYPE  |                                                                                                                                  DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                   |
+|             OUTPUT             |  TYPE  |                                                                                                                                      DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                                       |
-|--------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|--------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|          added\_files           | string |                                                                                                                   Returns only files that are Added (A).<br>                                                                                                                   |
+|          added\_files           | string |                                                                                                                       Returns only files that are Added<br>(A).                                                                                                                        |
-| all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files | string |                                                                                                  Returns all changed and modified files i.e.<br>*a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*                                                                                                  |
+| all\_changed\_and\_modified\_files | string |                                                                                                      Returns all changed and modified files<br>i.e. *a combination of (ACMRDTUX)*                                                                                                      |
-|       all\_changed\_files        | string |                                                                                  Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination<br>of all added, copied, modified and renamed<br>files (ACMR)*                                                                                  |
+|       all\_changed\_files        | string |                                                                                     Returns all changed files i.e. *a<br> combination of all added, copied, modified<br>and renamed files (ACMR)*                                                                                      |
-|       all\_modified\_files       | string |                                                                            Returns all changed files i.e. *a combination<br>of all added, copied, modified, renamed and<br>deleted files (ACMRD)*.                                                                             |
+|       all\_modified\_files       | string |                                                                                Returns all changed files i.e. *a<br> combination of all added, copied, modified,<br>renamed and deleted files (ACMRD)*.                                                                                |
-|   all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files    | string |                                                       Returns only files that are Renamed and<br>list their old and new names. **NOTE:**<br>This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files` to `true` (R)<br>                                                        |
+|   all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files    | string |                                                           Returns only files that are Renamed<br> and list their old and new<br> names. **NOTE:** This requires setting `include_all_old_new_renamed_files`<br>to `true` (R)                                                           |
-|          any\_changed           | string |         Returns `true` when any of the filenames<br>provided using the `files` input has changed.<br>If no `files` have been specified,an empty<br>string `''` is returned. i.e. *using a<br>combination of all added, copied, modified and<br>renamed files (ACMR)*.          |
+|          any\_changed           | string |         Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has changed. If no `files` have<br> been specified,an empty string `''` is<br> returned. i.e. *using a combination of<br> all added, copied, modified and renamed<br>files (ACMR)*.          |
-|          any\_deleted           | string |                                                  Returns `true` when any of the filenames<br>provided using the `files` input has been<br>deleted. If no `files` have been specified,an<br>empty string `''` is returned. (D)                                                  |
+|          any\_deleted           | string |                                                   Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has been deleted. If no `files`<br> have been specified,an empty string `''`<br>is returned. (D)                                                   |
-|          any\_modified          | string | Returns `true` when any of the filenames<br>provided using the `files` input has been<br>modified. If no `files` have been specified,an<br>empty string `''` is returned. i.e. *using<br>a combination of all added, copied, modified,<br>renamed, and deleted files (ACMRD)*. |
+|          any\_modified          | string | Returns `true` when any of the<br> filenames provided using the `files` input<br> has been modified. If no `files`<br> have been specified,an empty string `''`<br> is returned. i.e. *using a combination<br> of all added, copied, modified, renamed,<br>and deleted files (ACMRD)*. |
-|          copied\_files          | string |                                                                                                                  Returns only files that are Copied (C).<br>                                                                                                                   |
+|          copied\_files          | string |                                                                                                                       Returns only files that are Copied<br>(C).                                                                                                                       |
-|         deleted\_files          | string |                                                                                                                  Returns only files that are Deleted (D).<br>                                                                                                                  |
+|         deleted\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Deleted<br>(D).                                                                                                                       |
-|         modified\_files         | string |                                                                                                                 Returns only files that are Modified (M).<br>                                                                                                                  |
+|         modified\_files         | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Modified<br>(M).                                                                                                                      |
-|          only\_changed          | string |              Returns `true` when only files provided using<br>the `files` input has changed. If no<br>`files` have been specified,an empty string `''`<br>is returned. i.e. *using a combination of<br>all added, copied, modified and renamed files<br>(ACMR)*.               |
+|          only\_changed          | string |                Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has changed.<br> If no `files` have been specified,an<br> empty string `''` is returned. i.e.<br> *using a combination of all added,<br>copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                 |
-|          only\_deleted          | string |                                                       Returns `true` when only files provided using<br>the `files` input has been deleted. If<br>no `files` have been specified,an empty string<br>`''` is returned. (D)                                                       |
+|          only\_deleted          | string |                                                        Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has been<br> deleted. If no `files` have been<br> specified,an empty string `''` is returned.<br>(D)                                                        |
-|         only\_modified          | string |                                                    Returns `true` when only files provided using<br>the `files` input has been modified. If<br>no `files` have been specified,an empty string<br>`''` is returned.(ACMRD).                                                     |
+|         only\_modified          | string |                                                       Returns `true` when only files provided<br> using the `files` input has been<br> modified. If no `files` have been<br>specified,an empty string `''` is returned.(ACMRD).                                                        |
-|      other\_changed\_files       | string |                                                           Returns all other changed files not listed<br>in the files input i.e. *using a<br>combination of all added, copied, modified and<br>renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                           |
+|      other\_changed\_files       | string |                                                              Returns all other changed files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *using a combination of all added,<br>copied, modified and renamed files (ACMR)*.                                                              |
-|      other\_deleted\_files       | string |                                                                               Returns all other deleted files not listed<br>in the files input i.e. *a combination<br>of all deleted files (D)*                                                                                |
+|      other\_deleted\_files       | string |                                                                                 Returns all other deleted files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *a combination of all deleted files<br>(D)*                                                                                 |
-|      other\_modified\_files      | string |                                                             Returns all other modified files not listed<br>in the files input i.e. *a combination<br>of all added, copied, modified, and deleted<br>files (ACMRD)*                                                             |
+|      other\_modified\_files      | string |                                                                Returns all other modified files not<br> listed in the files input i.e.<br> *a combination of all added, copied,<br>modified, and deleted files (ACMRD)*                                                                |
-|         renamed\_files          | string |                                                                                                                  Returns only files that are Renamed (R).<br>                                                                                                                  |
+|         renamed\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Renamed<br>(R).                                                                                                                       |
-|       type\_changed\_files       | string |                                                                                                          Returns only files that have their file<br>type changed (T).                                                                                                          |
+|       type\_changed\_files       | string |                                                                                                              Returns only files that have their<br>file type changed (T).                                                                                                              |
-|         unknown\_files          | string |                                                                                                                  Returns only files that are Unknown (X).<br>                                                                                                                  |
+|         unknown\_files          | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Unknown<br>(X).                                                                                                                       |
-|         unmerged\_files         | string |                                                                                                                 Returns only files that are Unmerged (U).<br>                                                                                                                  |
+|         unmerged\_files         | string |                                                                                                                      Returns only files that are Unmerged<br>(U).                                                                                                                      |
 
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-OUTPUT:END -->
 
@@ -157,33 +176,35 @@ Support this project with a :star:
 
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 
-|               INPUT               |  TYPE  | REQUIRED |       DEFAULT       |                                                                                                             DESCRIPTION                                                                                                             |
+|               INPUT               |  TYPE  | REQUIRED |       DEFAULT       |                                                                                                                 DESCRIPTION                                                                                                                 |
-|-----------------------------------|--------|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+|-----------------------------------|--------|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-|             base\_sha              | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                  Specify a different base commit SHA used<br>for comparing changes                                                                                  |
+|             base\_sha              | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                      Specify a different base commit SHA<br>used for comparing changes                                                                                      |
-|           diff\_relative           | string |  false   |                     |                           Exclude changes outside the current directory and<br>show path names relative to it. **NOTE:**<br>This requires you to specify the top<br>level directory via the `path` input.                           |
+|           diff\_relative           | string |  false   |                     |                            Exclude changes outside the current directory<br> and show path names relative to<br> it. **NOTE:** This requires you to<br> specify the top level directory via<br>the `path` input.                            |
-|             dir\_names             | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                         Output unique changed directories instead of filenames.<br>**NOTE:** This returns `.` for changed files<br>located in the root of the project.<br>                                          |
+|             dir\_names             | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                             Output unique changed directories instead of<br> filenames. **NOTE:** This returns `.` for<br> changed files located in the root<br>of the project.                                             |
-|        dir\_names\_max\_depth        | string |  false   |                     |                                                          Maximum depth of directories to output. e.g<br>`test/test1/test2` with max depth of `2` returns<br>`test/test1`.                                                           |
+|      dir\_names\_exclude\_root       | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                   Exclude the root directory represented by<br> `.` from the output when `dir_names`is<br>set to `true`.                                                                    |
-|            fetch\_depth            | string |  false   |       `"50"`        |                                                    Depth of additional branch history fetched. **NOTE**:<br>This can be adjusted to resolve errors<br>with insufficient history.                                                    |
+|        dir\_names\_max\_depth        | string |  false   |                     |                                                              Maximum depth of directories to output.<br> e.g `test/test1/test2` with max depth of<br>`2` returns `test/test1`.                                                              |
-|               files               | string |  false   |                     |                    File and directory patterns to detect changes<br>using only these list of file(s) (Defaults<br>to the entire repo) **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory<br>patterns should not include quotes.                     |
+|            fetch\_depth            | string |  false   |       `"50"`        |                                                       Depth of additional branch history fetched.<br> **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to<br>resolve errors with insufficient history.                                                        |
-|      files\_from\_source\_file       | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                        Source file(s) used to populate the `files`<br>input.                                                                                        |
+|               files               | string |  false   |                     |                     File and directory patterns to detect<br> changes using only these list of<br> file(s) (Defaults to the entire repo)<br> **NOTE:** Multiline file/directory patterns should not<br>include quotes.                      |
-|           files\_ignore            | string |  false   |                     |                                                              Ignore changes to these file(s) **NOTE:** Multiline<br>file/directory patterns should not include quotes.                                                              |
+|      files\_from\_source\_file       | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                            Source file(s) used to populate the<br>`files` input.                                                                                            |
-|   files\_ignore\_from\_source\_file   | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                     Source file(s) used to populate the `files_ignore`<br>input                                                                                     |
+|           files\_ignore            | string |  false   |                     |                                                                Ignore changes to these file(s) **NOTE:**<br> Multiline file/directory patterns should not include<br>quotes.                                                                |
-|      files\_ignore\_separator       | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                        Separator used to split the `files_ignore` input<br>                                                                                         |
+|   files\_ignore\_from\_source\_file   | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                         Source file(s) used to populate the<br>`files_ignore` input                                                                                         |
-|          files\_separator          | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                            Separator used to split the `files` input<br>                                                                                            |
+|      files\_ignore\_separator       | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                             Separator used to split the `files_ignore`<br>input                                                                                             |
-| include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                      Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can generate<br>a large output See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                      |
+|          files\_separator          | string |  false   |       `"\n"`        |                                                                                                Separator used to split the `files`<br>input                                                                                                 |
-|               json                | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                  Output list of changed files in a<br>JSON formatted string which can be used<br>for matrix jobs.                                                                   |
+| include\_all\_old\_new\_renamed\_files | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                          Include `all_old_new_renamed_files` output. Note this can<br>generate a large output See: [#501](https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/issues/501).                                          |
-|         match\_directories         | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                                                           Indicates whether to include match directories                                                                                            |
+|               json                | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                      Output list of changed files in<br> a JSON formatted string which can<br>be used for matrix jobs.                                                                      |
-|      old\_new\_files\_separator      | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                     Split character for old and new renamed<br>filename pairs.                                                                                      |
+|          json\_raw\_format          | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                     Output list of changed files in<br> [jq](https://devdocs.io/jq/) raw output format which means that the output will not be<br> surrounded by quotes and special characters<br>will not be escaped.                      |
-|         old\_new\_separator         | string |  false   |        `","`        |                                                                                         Split character for old and new filename<br>pairs.                                                                                          |
+|         match\_directories         | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                                                               Indicates whether to include match directories                                                                                                |
-|            output\_dir             | string |  false   | `".github/outputs"` |                                                                                                  Directory to store output files.                                                                                                   |
+|      old\_new\_files\_separator      | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                         Split character for old and new<br>renamed filename pairs.                                                                                          |
-|               path                | string |  false   |        `"."`        |                                                                           Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE` to<br>locate the repository.                                                                            |
+|         old\_new\_separator         | string |  false   |        `","`        |                                                                                             Split character for old and new<br>filename pairs.                                                                                              |
-|             quotepath             | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                        Use non ascii characters to match files<br>and output the filenames completely verbatim by<br>setting this to `false`                                                        |
+|            output\_dir             | string |  false   | `".github/outputs"` |                                                                                                      Directory to store output files.                                                                                                       |
-|             separator             | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                                 Split character for output strings                                                                                                  |
+|               path                | string |  false   |        `"."`        |                                                                               Specify a relative path under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`<br>to locate the repository.                                                                                |
-|                sha                | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                    Specify a different commit SHA used for<br>comparing changes                                                                                     |
+|             quotepath             | string |  false   |      `"true"`       |                                                           Use non ascii characters to match<br> files and output the filenames completely<br>verbatim by setting this to `false`                                                            |
-|               since               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                           Get changed files for commits whose timestamp<br>is older than the given time.                                                                            |
+|             separator             | string |  false   |        `" "`        |                                                                                                     Split character for output strings                                                                                                      |
-|     since\_last\_remote\_commit      | string |   true   |      `"false"`      | Use the last commit on the remote<br>branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults to the<br>last non merge commit on the target<br>branch for pull request events and the<br>previous remote commit of the current branch<br>for push events. |
+|                sha                | string |  false   |                     |                                                                                        Specify a different commit SHA used<br>for comparing changes                                                                                         |
-|               until               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                          Get changed files for commits whose timestamp<br>is earlier than the given time.                                                                           |
+|               since               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                             Get changed files for commits whose<br> timestamp is older than the given<br>time.                                                                              |
-|        write\_output\_files         | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                                Write outputs to files in the `.github/outputs`<br>folder by default.                                                                                |
+|     since\_last\_remote\_commit      | string |  false   |      `"false"`      | Use the last commit on the<br> remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults<br> to the last non merge commit<br> on the target branch for pull<br> request events and the previous remote<br> commit of the current branch for<br>push events. |
+|               until               | string |  false   |                     |                                                                            Get changed files for commits whose<br> timestamp is earlier than the given<br>time.                                                                             |
+|        write\_output\_files         | string |  false   |      `"false"`      |                                                                                    Write outputs to files in the<br>`.github/outputs` folder by default.                                                                                    |
 
 <!-- AUTO-DOC-INPUT:END -->
 
@@ -227,7 +248,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
       uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
-      
+
     - name: List all added files
       run: |
         for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.added_files }}; do
@@ -260,6 +281,51 @@ See [outputs](#outputs) for a list of all available outputs.
 
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files and write the outputs to a json file</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+
+   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a json file
+     id: changed-files-write-output-files-json
+     uses: ./
+     with:
+       json: true
+       write_output_files: true
+
+    - name: Verify the contents of the .github/added_files.json file
+      run: |
+        cat .github/added_files.json
+...
+```
+
+See [action.yml](action.yml#L264) for a list of all available keys.
+
+</details>
+
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files and write the outputs to a txt file</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+
+   - name: Get changed files and write the outputs to a txt file
+     id: changed-files-write-output-files-txt
+     uses: ./
+     with:
+       write_output_files: true
+
+    - name: Verify the contents of the .github/added_files.txt file
+      run: |
+        cat .github/added_files.txt
+...
+```
+
+See [action.yml](action.yml#L264) for a list of all available keys.
+
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary>Get all changed files using a list of files</summary>
 
@@ -284,12 +350,12 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 </details>
 
 <details>
-<summary>Get all changed files using a list of files and take action base on the changes</summary>
+<summary>Get all changed files using a list of files and take action based on the changes</summary>
 
 ```yaml
 ...
     - name: Get changed files
-      id: changed-files
+      id: changed-files-specific
       uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
       with:
         files: |
@@ -311,16 +377,16 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
         echo "Only files listed above have changed."
 
     - name: Run step if any of the listed files above is deleted
-      if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_deleted == 'true'
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_deleted == 'true'
       run: |
-        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
           echo "$file was deleted"
         done
 
     - name: Run step if all listed files above have been deleted
-      if: steps.changed-files.outputs.only_deleted == 'true'
+      if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.only_deleted == 'true'
       run: |
-        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
+        for file in ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.deleted_files }}; do
           echo "$file was deleted"
         done
 ...
@@ -402,6 +468,49 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
 
 </details>
 
+<details>
+<summary>Get all changed files between the previous tag and the current tag</summary>
+
+```yaml
+...
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get changed files
+        id: changed-files
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+
+      - name: Get changed files in the .github folder
+        id: changed-files-specific
+        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v35
+        with:
+          base_sha: ${{ steps.get-base-sha.outputs.base_sha }}
+          files: .github/**
+
+      - name: Run step if any file(s) in the .github folder change
+        if: steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          echo "One or more files in the .github folder has changed."
+          echo "List all the files that have changed: ${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
+...
+```
+
+See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
+
+</details>
+
 <details>
 <summary>Get all changed files for a repository located in a different path</summary>
 
@@ -472,7 +581,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
       - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v3
         id: last_successful_commit_push
         with:
-          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} # Get the last successful commit for the current branch. 
+          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }} # Get the last successful commit for the current branch.
           workflow-id: 'test.yml'
 
       - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run
@@ -499,7 +608,7 @@ See [inputs](#inputs) for more information.
       - uses: nrwl/nx-set-shas@v3
         id: last_successful_commit_pull_request
         with:
-          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }} # Get the last successful commit on master or main branch 
+          main-branch-name: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }} # Get the last successful commit on master or main branch
           workflow_id: 'test.yml'
 
       - name: Run changed-files with the commit of the last successful test workflow run on main
@@ -685,6 +794,8 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
       <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/37180625?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Kostiantyn Korniienko"/><br /><sub><b>Kostiantyn Korniienko</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=kostiantyn-korniienko-aurea" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
       <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/lpulley"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7193187?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Logan Pulley"/><br /><sub><b>Logan Pulley</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=lpulley" title="Code">💻</a></td>
       <td align="center"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenji-miyake/"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/31987104?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Kenji Miyake"/><br /><sub><b>Kenji Miyake</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=kenji-miyake" title="Code">💻</a></td>
+      <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/adonisgarciac"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/71078987?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="adonisgarciac"/><br /><sub><b>adonisgarciac</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=adonisgarciac" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=adonisgarciac" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
+      <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/cfernhout"><img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22294606?v=4?s=100" width="100px;" alt="Chiel Fernhout"/><br /><sub><b>Chiel Fernhout</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/tj-actions/changed-files/commits?author=cfernhout" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
     </tr>
   </tbody>
 </table>

action.yml

@@ -75,17 +75,25 @@ inputs:
   dir_names_max_depth:
     description: "Maximum depth of directories to output. e.g `test/test1/test2` with max depth of `2` returns `test/test1`."
     required: false
+  dir_names_exclude_root:
+    description: "Exclude the root directory represented by `.` from the output when `dir_names`is set to `true`."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
   json:
     description: "Output list of changed files in a JSON formatted string which can be used for matrix jobs."
     required: false
     default: "false"
+  json_raw_format:
+    description: "Output list of changed files in [jq](https://devdocs.io/jq/) raw output format which means that the output will not be surrounded by quotes and special characters will not be escaped."
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
   fetch_depth:
     description: "Depth of additional branch history fetched. **NOTE**: This can be adjusted to resolve errors with insufficient history."
     required: false
     default: "50"
   since_last_remote_commit:
     description: "Use the last commit on the remote branch as the `base_sha`. Defaults to the last non merge commit on the target branch for pull request events and the previous remote commit of the current branch for push events."
-    required: true
+    required: false
     default: "false"
   write_output_files:
     description: "Write outputs to files in the `.github/outputs` folder by default."
@@ -178,11 +186,12 @@ runs:
         GITHUB_REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
         GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
         GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
-        GITHUB_BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
-        GITHUB_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.head_ref }}
         GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        GITHUB_EVENT_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.base_ref }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_COMMITS: ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }}
@@ -199,7 +208,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.fetch_depth }}
         INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT: ${{ inputs.since_last_remote_commit }}
     - name: Glob match
-      uses: tj-actions/glob@v16
+      uses: tj-actions/glob@cebfb084cdf62d72c5318b1b3595ac5a45ed022f # renovate: tag=v16.11
       id: glob
       with:
         files: ${{ inputs.files }}
@@ -222,8 +231,8 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       env:
         GITHUB_WORKSPACE: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        GITHUB_BASE_REF: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
-        GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+        GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REPO_FORK: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
         # INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME> is not available in Composite run steps
         # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#example-specifying-inputs
         INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE: ${{ steps.glob.outputs.paths-output-file }}
@@ -241,10 +250,12 @@ runs:
         INPUT_DIFF_RELATIVE: ${{ inputs.diff_relative }}
         INPUT_DIR_NAMES: ${{ inputs.dir_names }}
         INPUT_DIR_NAMES_MAX_DEPTH: ${{ inputs.dir_names_max_depth }}
+        INPUT_DIR_NAMES_EXCLUDE_ROOT: ${{ inputs.dir_names_exclude_root }}
         INPUT_JSON: ${{ inputs.json }}
         INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS: ${{ steps.glob.outputs.has-custom-patterns }}
+        INPUT_JSON_RAW_FORMAT: ${{ inputs.json_raw_format }}
     - name: Generate output files
-      uses: tj-actions/json2file@v1
+      uses: tj-actions/json2file@ee0fd2ce53e57fa50da61615cd644018eaf3ab6c # renovate: tag=v1.3.0
       if: inputs.write_output_files == 'true'
       with:
         outputs: ${{ toJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs) }}

diff-sha.sh

@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 INITIAL_COMMIT="false"
 GITHUB_OUTPUT=${GITHUB_OUTPUT:-""}
-EXTRA_ARGS="--no-tags --prune --no-recurse-submodules"
+EXTRA_ARGS="--no-tags --prune --recurse-submodules"
 PREVIOUS_SHA=""
 CURRENT_SHA=""
 DIFF="..."
+IS_TAG="false"
+SOURCE_BRANCH=""
 
 if [[ "$GITHUB_REF" == "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
+  IS_TAG="true"
   EXTRA_ARGS="--prune --no-recurse-submodules"
+  SOURCE_BRANCH=${GITHUB_EVENT_BASE_REF#refs/heads/}
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF || "$GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK" == "true" ]]; then
+if [[ -z $GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF || "$GITHUB_EVENT_HEAD_REPO_FORK" == "true" ]]; then
   DIFF=".."
 fi
 
@@ -50,15 +54,33 @@ else
   echo "Valid git version found: ($GIT_VERSION)"
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
+IS_SHALLOW=$(git rev-parse --is-shallow-repository) && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "::error::Unable to determine if the repository is shallow"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z $GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF ]]; then
   echo "Running on a push event..."
   TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_REFNAME
   CURRENT_BRANCH=$TARGET_BRANCH
-  
+
-  echo "Fetching remote refs..."
+  if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
-  
+    echo "Fetching remote refs..."
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if [[ "$IS_TAG" == "false" ]]; then
-  git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin "$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null 2>&1
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$CURRENT_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+    elif [[ "$SOURCE_BRANCH" != "" ]]; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$SOURCE_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$SOURCE_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+    fi
+
+    if git submodule status &>/dev/null; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git submodule foreach git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" || true
+    fi
+  fi
 
   echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
   if [[ -n "$INPUT_UNTIL" ]]; then
@@ -97,25 +119,28 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
         echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified date: $INPUT_SINCE"
         exit 1
       fi
+    elif [[ "$IS_TAG" == "true" ]]; then
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -n 2 | tail -n 1)") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+
+      if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
+        echo "::error::Unable to locate a previous commit for the specified tag: $GITHUB_REF"
+        exit 1
+      fi
     else
       if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
         PREVIOUS_SHA=""
 
         if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" || -z "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" ]]; then
-          PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+        else
+          PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
         fi
       else
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$TARGET_BRANCH") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
-        if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ]]; then
-          if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" == "false" || -z "$GITHUB_EVENT_FORCED" ]]; then
-            PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_BEFORE
-          fi
-        fi
       fi
 
       if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" || "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
-        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$(git branch -r --sort=-committerdate | head -1 | xargs)")
+        PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "HEAD^") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
       fi
 
       if [[ "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" ]]; then
@@ -135,6 +160,10 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
     fi
   else
     PREVIOUS_SHA=$INPUT_BASE_SHA
+
+    if [[ "$IS_TAG" == "true" ]]; then
+      TARGET_BRANCH=$(git describe --tags "$PREVIOUS_SHA")
+    fi
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Target branch $TARGET_BRANCH..."
@@ -150,16 +179,37 @@ if [[ -z $GITHUB_BASE_REF ]]; then
   fi
 else
   echo "Running on a pull request event..."
-  TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_BASE_REF
+  TARGET_BRANCH=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_REF
-  CURRENT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_HEAD_REF
+  CURRENT_BRANCH=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_HEAD_REF
   
   if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" == "true" ]]; then
     TARGET_BRANCH=$CURRENT_BRANCH
   fi
 
-  echo "Fetching remote refs..."
+  if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
-  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    echo "Fetching remote refs..."
-  git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress origin pull/"$GITHUB_EVENT_NUMBER"/head:"$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null 2>&1
+    
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    if git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress origin pull/"$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER"/head:"$CURRENT_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null; then
+      echo "First fetch succeeded"
+    else
+      echo "First fetch failed, falling back to second fetch"
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$CURRENT_BRANCH"*:refs/remotes/origin/"$CURRENT_BRANCH"* 1>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+    
+    if [[ "$INPUT_SINCE_LAST_REMOTE_COMMIT" != "true" ]]; then
+      echo "::debug::Fetching remote target branch..."
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+      git branch --track "$TARGET_BRANCH" origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    if git submodule status &>/dev/null; then
+      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+      git submodule foreach git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" || true
+    fi
+  fi
 
   echo "::debug::Getting HEAD SHA..."
   if [[ -n "$INPUT_UNTIL" ]]; then
@@ -197,13 +247,24 @@ else
         PREVIOUS_SHA=$GITHUB_EVENT_PULL_REQUEST_BASE_SHA
       fi
     else
-      echo "::debug::Fetching remote target branch..."
+      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-      # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-      git fetch -u --progress $EXTRA_ARGS --depth="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null 2>&1
 
-      git branch --track "$TARGET_BRANCH" origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+      if [[ "$IS_SHALLOW" == "true" ]]; then
-
+        # check if the merge base is in the local history
-      PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git merge-base "$TARGET_BRANCH" "$CURRENT_SHA") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+        if ! git merge-base "$PREVIOUS_SHA" "$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+          echo "::debug::Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch..."
+          # Fetch more of the target branch history until the merge base is found
+          for i in {1..10}; do
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+            git fetch $EXTRA_ARGS -u --progress --deepen="$INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH" origin +refs/heads/"$TARGET_BRANCH":refs/remotes/origin/"$TARGET_BRANCH" 1>/dev/null
+            if git merge-base "$PREVIOUS_SHA" "$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              break
+            fi
+            echo "::debug::Merge base is not in the local history, fetching remote target branch again..."
+            echo "::debug::Attempt $i/10"
+          done
+        fi
+      fi
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_SHA" || "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" ]]; then
@@ -216,13 +277,7 @@ else
   fi
 
   if ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    PREVIOUS_SHA=$(git rev-parse "$TARGET_BRANCH") && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     DIFF=".."
-
-    if ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      echo "::error::Unable find a diff between $PREVIOUS_SHA and $CURRENT_SHA"
-      exit 1
-    fi
   fi
 
   echo "::debug::Target branch: $TARGET_BRANCH"
@@ -236,6 +291,11 @@ else
     echo "::error::Please verify that the previous sha is valid, and increase the fetch_depth to a number higher than $INPUT_FETCH_DEPTH."
     exit 1
   fi
+
+  if ! git diff --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "::error::Unable to determine a difference between $PREVIOUS_SHA$DIFF$CURRENT_SHA"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 if [[ "$PREVIOUS_SHA" == "$CURRENT_SHA" && "$INITIAL_COMMIT" == "false" ]]; then

get-changed-paths.sh

@@ -47,52 +47,63 @@ function get_dirname_max_depth() {
       depth=$((depth + 1))
     done
 
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES_EXCLUDE_ROOT" == "true" && "$output" == "." ]]; then
+      continue
+    fi
+
     echo "$output"
   done < <(uniq)
 }
 
+function json_output() {
+  local jq_args="-sR"
+  if [[ "$INPUT_JSON_RAW_FORMAT" == "true" ]]; then
+    jq_args="$jq_args -r"
+  fi
+
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+  jq $jq_args 'split("\n") | map(select(. != "")) | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /
+}
+
 function get_diff() {
   local base="$1"
   local sha="$2"
   local filter="$3"
 
   while IFS='' read -r sub; do
-    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
-      exit 1
     fi
 
-    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
-      exit 1
     fi
 
     if [ -n "$sub_commit_cur" ]; then
       (
         cd "$sub" && (
           # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
-          get_diff "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" "$filter" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
+          git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}' 2>/dev/null
         )
-      )
+      ) || {
+        echo "::warning::Failed to get changed files for submodule ($sub) between: ${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904} ${sub_commit_cur}. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+      }
     fi
-  done < <(git submodule | awk '{print $2}')
+  done < <(git submodule status --recursive | grep -v "^-" | awk '{print $2}')
 
-  if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$filter" == "D" ]]; then
-    git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all --no-merges "$base$DIFF$sha" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    while read -r sub; do
+       echo "$sub"
+    done < <(git submodule status --recursive | grep -e "^-" | awk '{print $2}')
+  fi
 
-    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$base$DIFF$sha" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-      echo "::error::Failed to get changed directories between: $base$DIFF$sha"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-  else
-    git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all --no-merges "$base$DIFF$sha" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get changed files between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+    echo "::error::Failed to get changed files between: $base$DIFF$sha" >&2
-      exit 1
+    return 1
-    fi
   fi
 }
 
@@ -101,42 +112,33 @@ function get_renames() {
   local sha="$2"
 
   while IFS='' read -r sub; do
-    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[-]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
-      exit 1
     fi
 
-    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base" "$sha" -- "$sub" | { grep '^[+]Subproject commit' || true; } | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::warning::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base $sha. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
-      exit 1
     fi
 
     if [ -n "$sub_commit_cur" ]; then
       (
         cd "$sub" && (
           # the strange magic number is a hardcoded "empty tree" commit sha
-          get_renames "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
+          git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904}" "${sub_commit_cur}" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | awk -v r="$sub" '{ print "" r "/" $0}'
         )
-      )
+      ) || {
+        echo "::warning::Failed to get renamed files for submodule ($sub) between: ${sub_commit_pre:-4b825dc642cb6eb9a060e54bf8d69288fbee4904} ${sub_commit_cur}. Please ensure that submodules are initialized and up to date. See: https://github.com/actions/checkout#usage" >&2
+      }
     fi
   done < <(git submodule | awk '{print $2}')
 
-  if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+  git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
-    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
+  if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get renamed directories between: $base → $sha"
+    echo "::error::Failed to get renamed files between: $base → $sha" >&2
-      exit 1
+    return 1
-    fi
-  else
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | { grep -E "^R" || true; } | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
-    if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get renamed files between: $base → $sha"
-      exit 1
-    fi
   fi
 }
 
@@ -155,36 +157,72 @@ fi
 
 echo "Retrieving changes between $INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA ($INPUT_TARGET_BRANCH) → $INPUT_CURRENT_SHA ($INPUT_CURRENT_BRANCH)"
 
-if [[ "$INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS" == "false" ]]; then
+if [[ "$INPUT_HAS_CUSTOM_PATTERNS" == "false" || -z "$INPUT_FILES_PATTERN_FILE" ]]; then
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
     if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
-      ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      else
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_FILES_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      fi
     fi
   else
-    ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      ADDED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" A | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" C | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" D | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" M | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" R | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" T | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" U | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" X | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "*ACDMRTUX" | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMR" | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(get_diff "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" "ACMRD" | json_output)
+    fi
     if [[ $INPUT_INCLUDE_ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED_FILES == "true" ]]; then
-      ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | awk -v d="|" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}' | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      else
+        ALL_OLD_NEW_RENAMED=$(get_renames "$INPUT_PREVIOUS_SHA" "$INPUT_CURRENT_SHA" | json_output)
+      fi
     fi
   fi
 else
@@ -231,9 +269,17 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_CHANGED=$(echo "${OTHER_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_CHANGED}" && "${OTHER_CHANGED}" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -283,9 +329,17 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_MODIFIED=$(echo "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_MODIFIED}" && "$OTHER_MODIFIED" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -334,9 +388,17 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      OTHER_DELETED=$(echo "${OTHER_DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 
   if [[ -n "${OTHER_DELETED}" && "${OTHER_DELETED}" != "[]" ]]; then
@@ -356,29 +418,57 @@ else
     fi
   fi
   if [[ "$INPUT_JSON" == "false" ]]; then
-    ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
-    ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    else
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | awk -v d="$INPUT_SEPARATOR" '{s=(NR==1?s:s d)$0}END{print s}')
+    fi
   else
-    ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+    if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
-    ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | jq -R 'split("|") | @json' | sed -r 's/^"|"$//g' | tr -s /)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | get_dirname_max_depth | uniq | json_output)
+    else
+      ADDED=$(echo "${ADDED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      COPIED=$(echo "${COPIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      DELETED=$(echo "${DELETED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      MODIFIED=$(echo "${MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      RENAMED=$(echo "${RENAMED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      TYPE_CHANGED=$(echo "${TYPE_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      UNMERGED=$(echo "${UNMERGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      UNKNOWN=$(echo "${UNKNOWN}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED_AND_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_CHANGED=$(echo "${ALL_CHANGED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+      ALL_MODIFIED=$(echo "${ALL_MODIFIED}" | awk '{gsub(/\|/,"\n"); print $0;}' | json_output)
+    fi
   fi
 fi
 

test/test.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a test file
+This is a test file.

test/test/test.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-This is a test file
+This is a test file.

test/test2/test.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adip eget, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.