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+name: Script file trial
+
+# Throwaway: runs the branch of the shared workflow that moves its shell to tools/quality-checks.sh.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ verify-script-file ]
+
+jobs:
+  trial:
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: TirSystem/github-action/.gitea/workflows/quality-checks.yml@quality-checks-script-file
+    with:
+      languages: shell
+      tools-ref: quality-checks-script-file