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In codeship, what is the syntax to use env variables in steps?

In codeship - I am trying to use the env variables. My setup looks like this:

codeship-services.yml

environment:
  - ENV=my-var

codeship-steps.yml

type: parallel
steps:
  - command: echo $ENV

I does not work, it just prints $ENV.

Solution

  • Environment variables are only available when you the command is invoked in the context of a shell. By default that's not the case (similar to how docker run operates as well).

    To get access to environment variables, either extract the command to a shell script and call the script instead, or explicitly invoke a shell

    - service: app
  command: sh -c "echo $ENV"