Commit 7bb82865 authored by Steve Azzopardi's avatar Steve Azzopardi Committed by Evan Read

Clarify masked variables docs

- Add note that must contain only letters, numbers, underscore
- Add example of escape characters
- Add regex used for validation

closes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/60785
parent 6246979a
...@@ -143,14 +143,16 @@ This means that the value of the variable will be hidden in job logs, ...@@ -143,14 +143,16 @@ This means that the value of the variable will be hidden in job logs,
though it must match certain requirements to do so: though it must match certain requirements to do so:
- The value must be in a single line. - The value must be in a single line.
- The value must not have escape characters. - The value must contain only letters, numbers, or underscores.
- The value must not have escape characters, such as `\"`
- The value must not use variables. - The value must not use variables.
- The value must not have any whitespace. - The value must not have any whitespace.
- The value must be at least 8 characters long. - The value must be at least 8 characters long.
If the value does not meet the requirements above, then the CI variable will fail to save. The above rules are validated using the regex `/\A\w{8,}\z/`. If the value
In order to save, either alter the value to meet the masking requirements does not meet the requirements above, then the CI variable will fail to save.
or disable `Masked` for the variable. In order to save, either alter the value to meet the masking requirements or
disable `Masked` for the variable.
### Syntax of environment variables in job scripts ### Syntax of environment variables in job scripts
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