Update description (#65)

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7da0fac..0f00640 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ Refer [here](https://github.com/actions/checkout/blob/v1/README.md) for previous
     # Default: ${{ github.repository }}
     repository: ''
 
-    # Ref to checkout (SHA, branch, tag). For the repository that triggered the
-    # workflow, defaults to the ref/SHA for the event. Otherwise defaults to master.
+    # The branch, tag or SHA to checkout.  When checking out the repository that
+    # triggered a workflow, this defaults to the reference or SHA for that event.
+    # Otherwise, defaults to `master`.
     ref: ''
 
     # Access token for clone repository
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0914a2f..d21e5f1 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 name: 'Checkout'

-description: 'Checkout a Git repository'

+description: 'Checkout a Git repository at a particular version'

 inputs: 

   repository:

     description: 'Repository name with owner. For example, actions/checkout'

     default: ${{ github.repository }}

   ref:

     description: >

-      Ref to checkout (SHA, branch, tag). For the repository that triggered the

-      workflow, defaults to the ref/SHA for the event. Otherwise defaults to master.

+      The branch, tag or SHA to checkout.  When checking out the repository

+      that triggered a workflow, this defaults to the reference or SHA for

+      that event.  Otherwise, defaults to `master`.

   token:

     description: 'Access token for clone repository'

     default: ${{ github.token }}

@@ -25,4 +26,4 @@ inputs:
 runs:

   using: node12

   main: dist/index.js

-  post: dist/index.js
\ No newline at end of file
+  post: dist/index.js