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diff --git a/doc/ci/variables/README.md b/doc/ci/variables/README.md index 42367bf13f7..cbd2ab979f4 100644 --- a/doc/ci/variables/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/variables/README.md @@ -530,6 +530,13 @@ Below you can find supported syntax reference: `$STAGING` value needs to a string, with length higher than zero. Variable that contains only whitespace characters is not an empty variable. +1. Pattern matching _(added in 11.0)_ + + > Example: `$VARIABLE =~ /^content.*/` + + It is possible perform pattern matching against a variable and regular + expression. Expression like this evaluates to truth if matches are found. + ### Unsupported predefined variables Because GitLab evaluates variables before creating jobs, we do not support a diff --git a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md index 2a17a51d7f8..3e77a6f58b7 100644 --- a/doc/ci/yaml/README.md +++ b/doc/ci/yaml/README.md @@ -344,10 +344,11 @@ job: kubernetes: active ``` -Example of using variables expressions: +Examples of using variables expressions: ```yaml deploy: + script: cap staging deploy only: refs: - branches @@ -356,6 +357,16 @@ deploy: - $STAGING ``` +Another use case is exluding jobs depending on a commit message _(added in 11.0)_: + +```yaml +end-to-end: + script: rake test:end-to-end + except: + variables: + - $CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /skip-end-to-end-tests/ +``` + Learn more about variables expressions on [a separate page][variables-expressions]. ## `tags` |