✨ Add the option to specify the destination path

README.md

@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ A GitHub Action for extracting files from a Docker Image.
 
 ## Inputs
 
-All inputs are required.
-
-| ID      | Description                                          | Examples                                      |
-| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
-| `image` | Docker Image to extract files from                   | `alpine` `ghcr.io/github/super-linter:latest` |
-| `path`  | Path (from root) to a file or directory within Image | `files/example.txt` `files` `files/.`         |
+| ID            | Description                                          | Required | Examples                                      |
+| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | :------: | --------------------------------------------- |
+| `image`       | Docker Image to extract files from                   |    ✅    | `alpine` `ghcr.io/github/super-linter:latest` |
+| `path`        | Path (from root) to a file or directory within Image |    ✅    | `files/example.txt` `files` `files/.`         |
+| `destination` | Destination path for the extracted files             |    ❌    | `/foo/` `~/` `./foo/bar`                      |
 
 > :paperclip: To copy the **contents** of a directory the `path` must end with
 > `/.` otherwise the directory itself will be copied. More information about the

action.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ inputs:
   path:
     description: 'Path (from root) to a file or directory within Image'
     required: true
+  destination:
+    description: 'Destination path for the extracted files'
+    required: false
 outputs:
   destination:
     description: 'Destination of extracted file(s)'

src/extract.js

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ async function run() {
   try {
     const image = core.getInput('image');
     const path = core.getInput('path');
-    const destination = `.extracted-${Date.now()}`;
+    const destination = core.getInput('destination') || `.extracted-${Date.now()}`;
+
     const create = `docker cp $(docker create ${image}):/${path} ${destination}`;
 
     await exec.exec(`mkdir -p ${destination}`);