ignore github-related and markdown for tests and codeql

Author: DRSDavidSoft

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -3,20 +3,25 @@
 #
 # You may wish to alter this file to override the set of languages analyzed,
 # or to provide custom queries or build logic.
-#
-# ******** NOTE ********
-# We have attempted to detect the languages in your repository. Please check
-# the `language` matrix defined below to confirm you have the correct set of
-# supported CodeQL languages.
-#
+
 name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '**/.gitignore'
   pull_request:
     # The branches below must be a subset of the branches above
     branches: [ "master" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '**/.gitignore'
   schedule:
     - cron: '30 19 * * 0'
 

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '**/.gitignore'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**/*.txt'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '**/.gitignore'
 
 defaults:
   run: