How to set environment variables in Jenkins?
continuous-integration, environment-variables, jenkins
Solution
This can be done via EnvInject plugin in the following way:
Create an "Execute shell" build step that runs:
echo AOEU=$(echo aoeu) > propsfile
Create an Inject environment variables build step and set "Properties File Path" to `propsfile`.
Note: This plugin is (mostly) not compatible with the Pipeline plugin.
Problem
I would like to be able to do something like: ``` AOEU=$(echo aoeu) ``` and have Jenkins set `AOEU=aoeu`. The Environment Variables section in Jenkins doesn't do that. Instead, it sets `AOEU='$(echo aoeu)'`. How can I get Jenkins to evaluate a shell command and assign the output to an environment variable? Eventually, I want to be able to assign the executor of a job to an environment variable that can be passed into or used by other scripts.