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Update "Using conditions to control job execution" Github Actions documentation #44105

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You can use the `jobs.<job_id>.if` conditional to prevent a job from running unless a condition is met. {% data reusables.actions.if-supported-contexts %}
You can use the `jobs.<job_id>.if` conditional to prevent a job from running unless a condition is met. {% data reusables.actions.if-supported-contexts %}

Note that conditions executed by a shell (for example `[[ $variable == "prefix"* ]]`) can not be evaluated in `jobs.<job_id>.if`. Such conditions must be written inside `jobs.<job_id>.steps[*].run`.
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### Example: Only run job for a specific repository

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