From 726a6dcd0199f578459862705eed35cda05af50b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brian Westphal <64272026+brian-keebo@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:25:13 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Adding example of retention-days option. (#131)

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       path: my_files.tar    
 ```
 
+### Retention Period
+
+Artifacts are retained for 90 days by default. You can specify a shorter retention period:
+
+```yaml
+  - name: 'Create a file'
+    run: echo "I won't live long" > my_file.txt
+
+  - name: 'Upload Artifact'
+    uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+    with:
+      name: my-artifact
+      path: my_file.txt
+      retention-days: 5
+
+```
+
+The retention period must be between 1 and 90 inclusive.
+
+
 ## Additional Documentation
 
 See [persisting workflow data using artifacts](https://help.github.com/en/actions/configuring-and-managing-workflows/persisting-workflow-data-using-artifacts) for additional examples and tips.