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@@ -345,20 +345,45 @@ All variables are set as environment variables in the build environment, and
they are accessible with normal methods that are used to access such variables.
In most cases `bash` or `sh` is used to execute the job script.
-To access the variables (predefined and user-defined) in a `bash`/`sh` environment,
-prefix the variable name with the dollar sign (`$`):
+To access environment variables, use the syntax for your Runner's [shell][shellexecutors].
-```
+| Shell | Usage |
+|----------------------|-----------------|
+| bash/sh | `$variable` |
+| windows batch | `%variable%` |
+| PowerShell | `$env:variable` |
+
+To access environment variables in bash, prefix the variable name with (`$`):
+
+```yaml
job_name:
script:
- echo $CI_JOB_ID
```
+To access environment variables in **Windows Batch**, surround the variable
+with (`%`):
+
+```yaml
+job_name:
+ script:
+ - echo %CI_JOB_ID%
+```
+
+To access environment variables in a **Windows PowerShell** environment, prefix
+the variable name with (`$env:`):
+
+```yaml
+job_name:
+ script:
+ - echo $env:CI_JOB_ID
+```
+
You can also list all environment variables with the `export` command,
but be aware that this will also expose the values of all the secret variables
you set, in the job log:
-```
+```yaml
job_name:
script:
- export
@@ -405,3 +430,4 @@ export CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD="longalfanumstring"
[triggers]: ../triggers/README.md#pass-job-variables-to-a-trigger
[protected branches]: ../../user/project/protected_branches.md
[protected tags]: ../../user/project/protected_tags.md
+[shellexecutors]: https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/