From 0c180092a2f8c7ea44fd5ba6e45fdf288f98e124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vipul <vsvipul@github.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 17:16:27 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add a note about path expansion on Windows.

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 README.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c495595..8aa9cb5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ A cache today is immutable and cannot be updated. But some use cases require the
 #### Use cache across feature branches
 Reusing cache across feature branches is not allowed today to provide cache [isolation](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/caching-dependencies-to-speed-up-workflows#restrictions-for-accessing-a-cache). However if both feature branches are from the default branch, a good way to achieve this is to ensure that the default branch has a cache. This cache will then be consumable by both feature branches.
 
+#### Windows environment variables
+Please note that Windows environment variables (like `%LocalAppData%`) will NOT be expanded by this action. Instead, prefer using `~` in your paths which will expand to HOME directory. For example, instead of `%LocalAppData%`, use `~\AppData\Local`. For a list of supported default environment variables, see [this](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/environment-variables) page. 
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 ## Contributing
 We would love for you to contribute to `actions/cache`, pull requests are welcome! Please see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information.