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+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  
+name: "Render via Script"
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      # for accessing this repo's assets in the container
+      - name: Check out the repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # run the container, attaching this repo as a working directory
+      - name: Run the build process with Docker
+        uses: addnab/docker-run-action@v3
+        with:
+          image: stat20/stat20-docker:latest
+          options: -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/home/rstudio/quarto-class-website
+          shell: bash
+          run: |
+            # exit if any command returns non-zero exit
+            set -e
+
+            # execute from the textbook
+            cd /home/rstudio/quarto-class-website/
+
+            # render via script
+            quarto run partial-render.ts
+            
+            # direct render
+            # quarto render --profile partial-render
+            
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