I want to use a variable which I am using inside of my Jenkinsfile
script, and then pass its value into a shell script execution (either as an environment variable or command line parameter).
But the following Jenkinsfile
:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh 'echo "from shell i=$i"'
}
Gives the output:
a
from shell i=
b
from shell i=
c
from shell i=
Desired output is something like:
a
from shell i=a
b
from shell i=b
c
from shell i=c
Any idea how to pass the value of i
to the shell scipt?
Edit: Based upon Matt's answer, I now use this solution:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh "i=${i}; " + 'echo "from shell i=$i"'
}
The advantage is, that I don't need to escape the "
in the shell script.
Your code is using a literal string and therefore your Jenkins variable will not be interpolated inside the shell command. You need to use "
to interpolate your variable inside your strings inside the sh
. '
will just pass a literal string. So we need to make a few changes here.
The first is to change the '
to "
:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh "echo "from shell i=$i""
}
However, now we need to escape the "
on the inside:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh "echo \"from shell i=$i\""
}
Additionally, if a variable is being appended directly to a string like you are doing above ($i
onto i=
), we need to close it off with some curly braces:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh "echo \"from shell i=${i}\""
}
That will get you the behavior you desire.
Extension to Matts answer:
For multi-line sh scripts use
sh """
echo ${paramName}
"""
instead of
sh '''...'''
try this:
for (i in [ 'a', 'b', 'c' ]) {
echo i
sh '''
echo "from shell i=$i"
'''
}