Commit a5cc5f6e authored by Evan Read's avatar Evan Read Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

Edit after script context text

parent a74c4c6e
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- In `script`, it will work in the following lines of `script`.
- In `after_script`, it will work in following lines of `after_script`.
Please notice the specific case of `after_script` scripts, that can:
In the case of `after_script` scripts, they can:
- Only use variables defined before the script within the same `after_script` section.
- Only use variables defined before the script within the same `after_script`
section.
- Not use variables defined in `before_script` and `script`.
Both restrictions are caused by the fact, that `after_script` script is executed in a
[separated shell context](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/README.html#before_script-and-after_script).
These restrictions are because `after_script` scripts are executed in a
[separated shell context](../yaml/README.md#before_script-and-after_script).
## Persisted variables
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......@@ -215,20 +215,25 @@ This can be an array or a multi-line string.
`after_script` is used to define the command that will be run after all
jobs, including failed ones. This has to be an array or a multi-line string.
Script specified in `before_script` is:
Scripts specified in `before_script` are:
- Concatenated with script specified in the main `script`. Job-level `before_script` definition
override global-level `before_script` definition when concatenated with `script` definition.
- Executed together with main `script` script as one script in a single shell context.
- Concatenated with scripts specified in the main `script`. Job-level
`before_script` definition override global-level `before_script` definition
when concatenated with `script` definition.
- Executed together with main `script` script as one script in a single shell
context.
Script specified in `after_script`:
Scripts specified in `after_script`:
- Have a current working directory set back to the default.
- Is executed in a shell context separated from `before_script` and `script` scripts.
- Because of separated context, cannot see changes done by scripts defined in `before_script` or `script` scripts:
- in shell - for example, command aliases and variables exported in `script` script,
- outside of the working tree (depending on the Runner executor) - for example, software installed
by a `before_script` or `script` script.
- Are executed in a shell context separated from `before_script` and `script`
scripts.
- Because of separated context, cannot see changes done by scripts defined
in `before_script` or `script` scripts, either:
- In shell. For example, command aliases and variables exported in `script`
scripts.
- Outside of the working tree (depending on the Runner executor). For example,
software installed by a `before_script` or `script` scripts.
It's possible to overwrite the globally defined `before_script` and `after_script`
if you set it per-job:
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