Update linting workflow

Author: iamwatchdogs

.github/workflows/linting.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
                     checks['javascript']='true'
                   elif path.endswith('.py'):
                     checks['python']='true'
-                  elif '.' in path.split('/')[-1] and not path.endswith('.md'):
+                  elif '.' in path.split('/')[-1] and not (path.startswith('.github') or path.endswith('.md')):
                     checks['other']='true'
 
           # Setting output variables based on file extensions
@@ -106,15 +106,18 @@ jobs:
             (needs.python-linter.result == 'skipped' || needs.checkout.outputs.needs_python_linting == 'false'))
           }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: read
+      statuses: write
+
     steps:
-    - name: Checking out the repo
-      uses: actions/[email protected]
-      with:
-       fetch-depth: 0
-       ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
-    - name: Super Linter
-      uses: super-linter/[email protected]
-      env:
-          VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
-          DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Super-linter
+        uses: super-linter/[email protected]
+        env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}