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author | Evan Read <eread@gitlab.com> | 2018-10-05 18:37:31 +0000 |
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committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2018-10-05 18:37:31 +0000 |
commit | db39b0d6da85e4d33aeb4e0bd92f1b127f968964 (patch) | |
tree | 67e25ee8f3b4db554965738f1a0cee2c38728866 | |
parent | a7866624f631554c43ed77de082781e177ab1bfd (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-db39b0d6da85e4d33aeb4e0bd92f1b127f968964.tar.gz |
Fix documentation for variables
-rw-r--r-- | doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md | 20 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md b/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md index b0d2ea6484d..4e8ce10c9cb 100644 --- a/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md +++ b/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ There are two places defined variables can be used. On the: | Definition | Can be expanded? | Expansion place | Description | |--------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------| -| `environment:url` | yes | GitLab | The variable expansion is made by GitLab's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism).<ul><li>**Supported:** all variables defined for a job (project/group variables, variables from `.gitlab-ci.yml`, variables from triggers, variables from pipeline schedules)</li><li>**Not suported:** variables defined in Runner's `config.toml` and variables created in job's `script`</li></ul> | -| `environment:name` | yes | GitLab | Similar to `environment:url`, but the variables expansion **doesn't support**: <ul><li>variables that are based on the environment's name (`CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME`, `CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG`)</li><li>any other variables related to environment (currently only `CI_ENVIRONMENT_URL`)</li><li>[persisted variables](#persisted-variables)</li></ul> | +| `environment:url` | yes | GitLab | The variable expansion is made by GitLab's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism).<ul><li>Supported: all variables defined for a job (project/group variables, variables from `.gitlab-ci.yml`, variables from triggers, variables from pipeline schedules)</li><li>Not suported: variables defined in Runner's `config.toml` and variables created in job's `script`</li></ul> | +| `environment:name` | yes | GitLab | Similar to `environment:url`, but the variables expansion doesn't support: <ul><li>variables that are based on the environment's name (`CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME`, `CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG`)</li><li>any other variables related to environment (currently only `CI_ENVIRONMENT_URL`)</li><li>[persisted variables](#persisted-variables)</li></ul> | | `variables` | yes | Runner | The variable expansion is made by GitLab Runner's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-runner-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism) | | `image` | yes | Runner | The variable expansion is made by GitLab Runner's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-runner-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism) | | `services:[]` | yes | Runner | The variable expansion is made by GitLab Runner's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-runner-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism) | @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ There are two places defined variables can be used. On the: | `cache:key` | yes | Runner | The variable expansion is made by GitLab Runner's [internal variable expansion mechanism](#gitlab-runner-internal-variable-expansion-mechanism) | | `artifacts:name` | yes | Runner | The variable expansion is made by GitLab Runner's shell environment | | `script`, `before_script`, `after_script` | yes | Script execution shell | The variable expansion is made by the [execution shell environment](#execution-shell-environment) | -| `only:variables:[]`, `except:variables:[]` | no | n/a | The variable must be in the form of `$variable`.<br/>**Not supported:**<ul><li>variables that are based on the environment's name (`CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME`, `CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG`)</li><li>any other variables related to environment (currently only `CI_ENVIRONMENT_URL`)</li><li>[persisted variables](#persisted-variables)</li></ul> | +| `only:variables:[]`, `except:variables:[]` | no | n/a | The variable must be in the form of `$variable`.<br/>Not supported:<ul><li>variables that are based on the environment's name (`CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME`, `CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG`)</li><li>any other variables related to environment (currently only `CI_ENVIRONMENT_URL`)</li><li>[persisted variables](#persisted-variables)</li></ul> | ### `config.toml` file @@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ since the expansion is done in GitLab before any Runner will get the job. ### GitLab Runner internal variable expansion mechanism -- **Supported:** project/group variables, `.gitlab-ci.yml` variables, `config.toml` variables, and +- Supported: project/group variables, `.gitlab-ci.yml` variables, `config.toml` variables, and variables from triggers, pipeline schedules, and manual pipelines. -- **Not supported:** variables defined inside of scripts (e.g., `export MY_VARIABLE="test"`). +- Not supported: variables defined inside of scripts (e.g., `export MY_VARIABLE="test"`). The Runner uses Go's `os.Expand()` method for variable expansion. It means that it will handle only variables defined as `$variable` and `${variable}`. What's also important, is that @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ by bash/sh (leaving empty strings or some values depending whether the variables defined or not), but will not work with Windows' cmd/PowerShell, since these shells are using a different variables syntax. -**Supported:** +Supported: - The `script` may use all available variables that are default for the shell (e.g., `$PATH` which should be present in all bash/sh shells) and all variables defined by GitLab CI/CD (project/group variables, @@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ The following variables are known as "persisted": They are: -- **Supported** for all definitions as [described in the table](#gitlab-ci-yml-file) where the "Expansion place" is "Runner". -- **Not supported:** - - By the definitions [described in the table](#gitlab-ci-yml-file) where the "Expansion place" is "GitLab". +- Supported for definitions where the ["Expansion place"](#gitlab-ci-yml-file) is: + - Runner. + - Script execution shell. +- Not supported: + - For definitions where the ["Expansion place"](#gitlab-ci-yml-file) is GitLab. - In the `only` and `except` [variables expressions](README.md#variables-expressions). |