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 # junit-report-annotations-action
 Create an annotation of the build information and also list first n failed tests as seporate annotations
+
+## Example
+```
+    - name: Name of branch
+      id: branch
+      uses: ashley-taylor/junit-report-annotations-action@v1.0
+      with:
+        value: ${{ github.ref }}
+        regex: ".*/"
+        replacement: ""
+    - name: branch
+      run: echo "${{ steps.branch.outputs.value }}"
+``` 
+