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authorEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-06-13 12:06:31 +1000
committerEvan Read <eread@gitlab.com>2019-06-13 12:06:31 +1000
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-rw-r--r--doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md9
-rw-r--r--doc/ci/yaml/README.md25
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md b/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md
index 7d3f39a8c19..b5296f26269 100644
--- a/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md
+++ b/doc/ci/variables/where_variables_can_be_used.md
@@ -89,13 +89,14 @@ Supported:
- In `script`, it will work in the following lines of `script`.
- In `after_script`, it will work in following lines of `after_script`.
-Please notice the specific case of `after_script` scripts, that can:
+In the case of `after_script` scripts, they can:
-- Only use variables defined before the script within the same `after_script` section.
+- Only use variables defined before the script within the same `after_script`
+ section.
- Not use variables defined in `before_script` and `script`.
-Both restrictions are caused by the fact, that `after_script` script is executed in a
-[separated shell context](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/README.html#before_script-and-after_script).
+These restrictions are because `after_script` scripts are executed in a
+[separated shell context](../yaml/README.md#before_script-and-after_script).
## Persisted variables
diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
index cb7a93e0cc7..7ccdb1241b8 100644
--- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
+++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md
@@ -215,20 +215,25 @@ This can be an array or a multi-line string.
`after_script` is used to define the command that will be run after all
jobs, including failed ones. This has to be an array or a multi-line string.
-Script specified in `before_script` is:
+Scripts specified in `before_script` are:
-- Concatenated with script specified in the main `script`. Job-level `before_script` definition
- override global-level `before_script` definition when concatenated with `script` definition.
-- Executed together with main `script` script as one script in a single shell context.
+- Concatenated with scripts specified in the main `script`. Job-level
+ `before_script` definition override global-level `before_script` definition
+ when concatenated with `script` definition.
+- Executed together with main `script` script as one script in a single shell
+ context.
-Script specified in `after_script`:
+Scripts specified in `after_script`:
- Have a current working directory set back to the default.
-- Is executed in a shell context separated from `before_script` and `script` scripts.
-- Because of separated context, cannot see changes done by scripts defined in `before_script` or `script` scripts:
- - in shell - for example, command aliases and variables exported in `script` script,
- - outside of the working tree (depending on the Runner executor) - for example, software installed
- by a `before_script` or `script` script.
+- Are executed in a shell context separated from `before_script` and `script`
+ scripts.
+- Because of separated context, cannot see changes done by scripts defined
+ in `before_script` or `script` scripts, either:
+ - In shell. For example, command aliases and variables exported in `script`
+ scripts.
+ - Outside of the working tree (depending on the Runner executor). For example,
+ software installed by a `before_script` or `script` scripts.
It's possible to overwrite the globally defined `before_script` and `after_script`
if you set it per-job: