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@@ -27,79 +27,73 @@ Some of the predefined environment variables are available only if a minimum
version of [GitLab Runner][runner] is used. Consult the table below to find the
version of Runner required.
-| Variable | GitLab | Runner | Description |
-|-------------------------|--------|--------|-------------|
-| **CI** | all | 0.4 | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
-| **GITLAB_CI** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in GitLab CI environment |
-| **CI_SERVER** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
-| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | all | all | The name of CI server that is used to coordinate jobs |
-| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | all | all | GitLab version that is used to schedule jobs |
-| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | all | all | GitLab revision that is used to schedule jobs |
-| **CI_BUILD_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current job that GitLab CI uses internally |
-| **CI_BUILD_REF** | all | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
-| **CI_BUILD_TAG** | all | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
-| **CI_BUILD_NAME** | all | 0.5 | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
-| **CI_BUILD_STAGE** | all | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
-| **CI_BUILD_REF_NAME** | all | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
-| **CI_BUILD_REF_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | `$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME` lowercased, shortened to 63 bytes, and with everything except `0-9` and `a-z` replaced with `-`. Use in URLs and domain names. |
-| **CI_BUILD_REPO** | all | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
-| **CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED** | all | 0.5 | The flag to indicate that job was [triggered] |
-| **CI_BUILD_MANUAL** | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that job was manually started |
-| **CI_BUILD_TOKEN** | all | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
-| **CI_PIPELINE_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of the current pipeline that GitLab CI uses internally |
-| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
-| **CI_PROJECT_NAME** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project name that is currently being built |
-| **CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE**| 8.10 | 0.5 | The project namespace (username or groupname) that is currently being built |
-| **CI_PROJECT_PATH** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The namespace with project name |
-| **CI_PROJECT_URL** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The HTTP address to access project |
-| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the job is run |
-| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME** | 8.15 | all | The name of the environment for this job |
-| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | A simplified version of the environment name, suitable for inclusion in DNS, URLs, Kubernetes labels, etc. |
-| **CI_REGISTRY** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
-| **CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returns the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
-| **CI_RUNNER_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of runner being used |
-| **CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
-| **CI_RUNNER_TAGS** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The defined runner tags |
-| **CI_DEBUG_TRACE** | all | 1.7 | Whether [debug tracing](#debug-tracing) is enabled |
-| **GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to fetch sources running a job |
-| **ARTIFACT_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to download artifacts running a job |
-| **RESTORE_CACHE_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to restore the cache running a job |
-| **GITLAB_USER_ID** | 8.12 | all | The id of the user who started the job |
-| **GITLAB_USER_EMAIL** | 8.12 | all | The email of the user who started the job |
-
-
-Example values:
-
-```bash
-export CI_BUILD_ID="50"
-export CI_BUILD_REF="1ecfd275763eff1d6b4844ea3168962458c9f27a"
-export CI_BUILD_REF_NAME="master"
-export CI_BUILD_REPO="https://gitab-ci-token:abcde-1234ABCD5678ef@example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git"
-export CI_BUILD_TAG="1.0.0"
-export CI_BUILD_NAME="spec:other"
-export CI_BUILD_STAGE="test"
-export CI_BUILD_MANUAL="true"
-export CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED="true"
-export CI_BUILD_TOKEN="abcde-1234ABCD5678ef"
-export CI_PIPELINE_ID="1000"
-export CI_PROJECT_ID="34"
-export CI_PROJECT_DIR="/builds/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
-export CI_PROJECT_NAME="gitlab-ce"
-export CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE="gitlab-org"
-export CI_PROJECT_PATH="gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
-export CI_PROJECT_URL="https://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
-export CI_REGISTRY="registry.example.com"
-export CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE="registry.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
-export CI_RUNNER_ID="10"
-export CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION="my runner"
-export CI_RUNNER_TAGS="docker, linux"
-export CI_SERVER="yes"
-export CI_SERVER_NAME="GitLab"
-export CI_SERVER_REVISION="70606bf"
-export CI_SERVER_VERSION="8.9.0"
-export GITLAB_USER_ID="42"
-export GITLAB_USER_EMAIL="user@example.com"
-```
+>**Note:**
+Starting with GitLab 9.0, we have deprecated some variables. Read the
+[9.0 Renaming](#9-0-renaming) section to find out their replacements. **You are
+strongly advised to use the new variables as we will remove the old ones in
+future GitLab releases.**
+
+| Variable | GitLab | Runner | Description |
+|-------------------------------- |--------|--------|-------------|
+| **CI** | all | 0.4 | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
+| **CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME** | 9.0 | all | The branch or tag name for which project is built |
+| **CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG** | 9.0 | all | `$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` lowercased, shortened to 63 bytes, and with everything except `0-9` and `a-z` replaced with `-`. Use in URLs and domain names. |
+| **CI_COMMIT_SHA** | 9.0 | all | The commit revision for which project is built |
+| **CI_COMMIT_TAG** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The commit tag name. Present only when building tags. |
+| **CI_DEBUG_TRACE** | all | 1.7 | Whether [debug tracing](#debug-tracing) is enabled |
+| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME** | 8.15 | all | The name of the environment for this job |
+| **CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG** | 8.15 | all | A simplified version of the environment name, suitable for inclusion in DNS, URLs, Kubernetes labels, etc. |
+| **CI_JOB_ID** | 9.0 | all | The unique id of the current job that GitLab CI uses internally |
+| **CI_JOB_MANUAL** | 8.12 | all | The flag to indicate that job was manually started |
+| **CI_JOB_NAME** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the job as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
+| **CI_JOB_STAGE** | 9.0 | 0.5 | The name of the stage as defined in `.gitlab-ci.yml` |
+| **CI_JOB_TOKEN** | 9.0 | 1.2 | Token used for authenticating with the GitLab Container Registry |
+| **CI_REPOSITORY_URL** | 9.0 | all | The URL to clone the Git repository |
+| **CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The description of the runner as saved in GitLab |
+| **CI_RUNNER_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of runner being used |
+| **CI_RUNNER_TAGS** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The defined runner tags |
+| **CI_PIPELINE_ID** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The unique id of the current pipeline that GitLab CI uses internally |
+| **CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED** | all | all | The flag to indicate that job was [triggered] |
+| **CI_PROJECT_DIR** | all | all | The full path where the repository is cloned and where the job is run |
+| **CI_PROJECT_ID** | all | all | The unique id of the current project that GitLab CI uses internally |
+| **CI_PROJECT_NAME** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project name that is currently being built |
+| **CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The project namespace (username or groupname) that is currently being built |
+| **CI_PROJECT_PATH** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The namespace with project name |
+| **CI_PROJECT_URL** | 8.10 | 0.5 | The HTTP address to access project |
+| **CI_REGISTRY** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled it returns the address of GitLab's Container Registry |
+| **CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE** | 8.10 | 0.5 | If the Container Registry is enabled for the project it returns the address of the registry tied to the specific project |
+| **CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD** | 9.0 | all | The password to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
+| **CI_REGISTRY_USER** | 9.0 | all | The username to use to push containers to the GitLab Container Registry |
+| **CI_SERVER** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in CI environment |
+| **CI_SERVER_NAME** | all | all | The name of CI server that is used to coordinate jobs |
+| **CI_SERVER_REVISION** | all | all | GitLab revision that is used to schedule jobs |
+| **CI_SERVER_VERSION** | all | all | GitLab version that is used to schedule jobs |
+| **ARTIFACT_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to download artifacts running a job |
+| **GET_SOURCES_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to fetch sources running a job |
+| **GITLAB_CI** | all | all | Mark that job is executed in GitLab CI environment |
+| **GITLAB_USER_ID** | 8.12 | all | The id of the user who started the job |
+| **GITLAB_USER_EMAIL** | 8.12 | all | The email of the user who started the job |
+| **RESTORE_CACHE_ATTEMPTS** | 8.15 | 1.9 | Number of attempts to restore the cache running a job |
+
+## 9.0 Renaming
+
+To follow conventions of naming across GitLab, and to futher move away from the
+`build` term and toward `job` CI variables have been renamed for the 9.0
+release.
+
+| 8.x name | 9.0+ name |
+| --------------------- |------------------------ |
+| `CI_BUILD_ID` | `CI_JOB_ID` |
+| `CI_BUILD_REF` | `CI_COMMIT_SHA` |
+| `CI_BUILD_TAG` | `CI_COMMIT_TAG` |
+| `CI_BUILD_REF_NAME` | `CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME` |
+| `CI_BUILD_REF_SLUG` | `CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG` |
+| `CI_BUILD_NAME` | `CI_JOB_NAME` |
+| `CI_BUILD_STAGE` | `CI_JOB_STAGE` |
+| `CI_BUILD_REPO` | `CI_REPOSITORY_URL` |
+| `CI_BUILD_TRIGGERED` | `CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED` |
+| `CI_BUILD_MANUAL` | `CI_JOB_MANUAL` |
+| `CI_BUILD_TOKEN` | `CI_JOB_TOKEN` |
## `.gitlab-ci.yaml` defined variables
@@ -131,6 +125,16 @@ job_name:
variables: []
```
+You are able to use other variables inside your variable definition (or escape them with `$$`):
+
+```yaml
+variables:
+ LS_CMD: 'ls $FLAGS $$TMP_DIR'
+ FLAGS: '-al'
+script:
+ - 'eval $LS_CMD' # will execute 'ls -al $TMP_DIR'
+```
+
## Secret variables
>**Notes:**
@@ -148,7 +152,8 @@ available in the build environment. It's the recommended method to use for
storing things like passwords, secret keys and credentials.
Secret variables can be added by going to your project's
-**Settings ➔ Variables ➔ Add variable**.
+**Settings ➔ CI/CD Pipelines**, then finding the section called
+**Secret Variables**.
Once you set them, they will be available for all subsequent jobs.
@@ -231,18 +236,18 @@ Running on runner-8a2f473d-project-1796893-concurrent-0 via runner-8a2f473d-mach
++ CI=true
++ export CI_DEBUG_TRACE=false
++ CI_DEBUG_TRACE=false
-++ export CI_BUILD_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ CI_BUILD_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ export CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ export CI_BUILD_REF_NAME=master
-++ CI_BUILD_REF_NAME=master
-++ export CI_BUILD_ID=7046507
-++ CI_BUILD_ID=7046507
-++ export CI_BUILD_REPO=https://gitlab-ci-token:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@example.com/gitlab-examples/ci-debug-trace.git
-++ CI_BUILD_REPO=https://gitlab-ci-token:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@example.com/gitlab-examples/ci-debug-trace.git
-++ export CI_BUILD_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-++ CI_BUILD_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+++ export CI_COMMIT_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ CI_COMMIT_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ export CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ export CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME=master
+++ CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME=master
+++ export CI_JOB_ID=7046507
+++ CI_JOB_ID=7046507
+++ export CI_REPOSITORY_URL=https://gitlab-ci-token:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@example.com/gitlab-examples/ci-debug-trace.git
+++ CI_REPOSITORY_URL=https://gitlab-ci-token:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@example.com/gitlab-examples/ci-debug-trace.git
+++ export CI_JOB_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+++ CI_JOB_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
++ export CI_PROJECT_ID=1796893
++ CI_PROJECT_ID=1796893
++ export CI_PROJECT_DIR=/builds/gitlab-examples/ci-debug-trace
@@ -261,20 +266,20 @@ Running on runner-8a2f473d-project-1796893-concurrent-0 via runner-8a2f473d-mach
++ CI=true
++ export GITLAB_CI=true
++ GITLAB_CI=true
-++ export CI_BUILD_ID=7046507
-++ CI_BUILD_ID=7046507
-++ export CI_BUILD_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-++ CI_BUILD_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-++ export CI_BUILD_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ CI_BUILD_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ export CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ CI_BUILD_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
-++ export CI_BUILD_REF_NAME=master
-++ CI_BUILD_REF_NAME=master
-++ export CI_BUILD_NAME=debug_trace
-++ CI_BUILD_NAME=debug_trace
-++ export CI_BUILD_STAGE=test
-++ CI_BUILD_STAGE=test
+++ export CI_JOB_ID=7046507
+++ CI_JOB_ID=7046507
+++ export CI_JOB_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+++ CI_JOB_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+++ export CI_COMMIT_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ CI_COMMIT_REF=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ export CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ CI_COMMIT_BEFORE_SHA=dd648b2e48ce6518303b0bb580b2ee32fadaf045
+++ export CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME=master
+++ CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME=master
+++ export CI_COMMIT_NAME=debug_trace
+++ CI_JOB_NAME=debug_trace
+++ export CI_JOB_STAGE=test
+++ CI_JOB_STAGE=test
++ export CI_SERVER_NAME=GitLab
++ CI_SERVER_NAME=GitLab
++ export CI_SERVER_VERSION=8.14.3-ee
@@ -297,8 +302,8 @@ Running on runner-8a2f473d-project-1796893-concurrent-0 via runner-8a2f473d-mach
++ CI_RUNNER_ID=1337
++ export CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION=shared-runners-manager-1.example.com
++ CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION=shared-runners-manager-1.example.com
-++ export 'CI_RUNNER_TAGS=shared, docker, linux, ruby, mysql, postgres, mongo, git-annex'
-++ CI_RUNNER_TAGS='shared, docker, linux, ruby, mysql, postgres, mongo, git-annex'
+++ export 'CI_RUNNER_TAGS=shared, docker, linux, ruby, mysql, postgres, mongo'
+++ CI_RUNNER_TAGS='shared, docker, linux, ruby, mysql, postgres, mongo'
++ export CI_REGISTRY=registry.example.com
++ CI_REGISTRY=registry.example.com
++ export CI_DEBUG_TRACE=true
@@ -341,6 +346,41 @@ job_name:
- export
```
+Example values:
+
+```bash
+export CI_JOB_ID="50"
+export CI_COMMIT_SHA="1ecfd275763eff1d6b4844ea3168962458c9f27a"
+export CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME="master"
+export CI_REPOSITORY="https://gitab-ci-token:abcde-1234ABCD5678ef@example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git"
+export CI_COMMIT_TAG="1.0.0"
+export CI_JOB_NAME="spec:other"
+export CI_JOB_STAGE="test"
+export CI_JOB_MANUAL="true"
+export CI_JOB_TRIGGERED="true"
+export CI_JOB_TOKEN="abcde-1234ABCD5678ef"
+export CI_PIPELINE_ID="1000"
+export CI_PROJECT_ID="34"
+export CI_PROJECT_DIR="/builds/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
+export CI_PROJECT_NAME="gitlab-ce"
+export CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE="gitlab-org"
+export CI_PROJECT_PATH="gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
+export CI_PROJECT_URL="https://example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
+export CI_REGISTRY="registry.example.com"
+export CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE="registry.example.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce"
+export CI_RUNNER_ID="10"
+export CI_RUNNER_DESCRIPTION="my runner"
+export CI_RUNNER_TAGS="docker, linux"
+export CI_SERVER="yes"
+export CI_SERVER_NAME="GitLab"
+export CI_SERVER_REVISION="70606bf"
+export CI_SERVER_VERSION="8.9.0"
+export GITLAB_USER_ID="42"
+export GITLAB_USER_EMAIL="user@example.com"
+export CI_REGISTRY_USER="gitlab-ci-token"
+export CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD="longalfanumstring"
+```
+
[ce-13784]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/13784
[runner]: https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/
[triggered]: ../triggers/README.md