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Created June 30, 2021 11:14
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  1. @Faheetah Faheetah revised this gist Sep 28, 2018. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
    4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Jenkinsfile.groovy
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    @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ node {
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"' // "1"
    echo 'Using three backslashes still results in only preserving the quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"' // "1"
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backslashes)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\\"'
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\" (yes, six backslashes)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
    echo 'This is fine and all, but we cannot substitute Jenkins variables in single quote strings'
    def foo = 'bar'
    sh 'echo "${foo}"' // (returns nothing)
  2. @Faheetah Faheetah revised this gist Sep 28, 2018. 1 changed file with 13 additions and 13 deletions.
    26 changes: 13 additions & 13 deletions Jenkinsfile.groovy
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    node {
    echo 'Results included as an inline comment exactly how they are returned as of Jenkins 2.121, with $BUILD_NUMBER = 1'
    echo 'No quotes, pipeline command in single quotes'
    sh 'echo $BUILD_NUMBER'
    sh 'echo $BUILD_NUMBER' // 1
    echo 'Double quotes are silently dropped'
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"'
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"' // 1
    echo 'Even escaped with a single backslash they are dropped'
    sh 'echo \"$BUILD_NUMBER\"'
    sh 'echo \"$BUILD_NUMBER\"' // 1
    echo 'Using two backslashes, the quotes are preserved'
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"'
    echo 'Using three backslashes still results in preserving the single quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"'
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"' // "1"
    echo 'Using three backslashes still results in only preserving the quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"' // "1"
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backslashes)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\\"'
    echo 'This is fine and all, but we cannot substitute Jenkins variables in single quote strings'
    def foo = 'bar'
    sh 'echo "${foo}"'
    sh 'echo "${foo}"' // (returns nothing)
    echo 'This does not interpolate the string but instead tries to look up "foo" on the command line, so use double quotes'
    sh "echo \"${foo}\""
    sh "echo \"${foo}\"" // bar
    echo 'Great, more escaping is needed now. How about just concatenate the strings? Well that gets kind of ugly'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"' + foo + '\\\\\\"'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"' + foo + '\\\\\\"' // \"bar\"
    echo 'We still needed all of that escaping and mixing concatenation is hideous!'
    echo 'There must be a better way, enter dollar slashy strings (actual term)'
    def command = $/echo \\\"${foo}\\\"/$
    sh command
    sh command // \"bar\"
    echo 'String interpolation works out of the box as well as environment variables, escaped with double dollars'
    def vash = $/echo \\\"$$BUILD_NUMBER\\\" ${foo}/$
    sh vash
    sh vash // \"3\" bar
    echo 'It still requires escaping the escape but that is just bash being bash at that point'
    echo 'Slashy strings are the closest to raw shell input with Jenkins, although the non dollar variant seems to give an error but the dollar slash works fine'
    echo 'Also of note, percent signs need to be escaped as well, for example 100%% will print a single percent sign after the 100'
    }
  3. @Faheetah Faheetah revised this gist Sep 28, 2018. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 0 deletions.
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    @@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ node {
    sh vash
    echo 'It still requires escaping the escape but that is just bash being bash at that point'
    echo 'Slashy strings are the closest to raw shell input with Jenkins, although the non dollar variant seems to give an error but the dollar slash works fine'
    echo 'Also of note, percent signs need to be escaped as well, for example 100%% will print a single percent sign after the 100'
    }
  4. @Faheetah Faheetah revised this gist May 21, 2018. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    node {
    echo 'No quotes in single backticks'
    echo 'No quotes, pipeline command in single quotes'
    sh 'echo $BUILD_NUMBER'
    echo 'Double quotes are silently dropped'
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"'
    @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ node {
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"'
    echo 'Using three backslashes still results in preserving the single quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"'
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backticks)'
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backslashes)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
    echo 'This is fine and all, but we cannot substitute Jenkins variables in single quote strings'
    def foo = 'bar'
  5. nowayride revised this gist May 12, 2016. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
    2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Jenkinsfile.groovy
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    @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ node {
    echo 'Great, more escaping is needed now. How about just concatenate the strings? Well that gets kind of ugly'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"' + foo + '\\\\\\"'
    echo 'We still needed all of that escaping and mixing concatenation is hideous!'
    echo 'There must be a better way, enter slashy strings (actual term)'
    echo 'There must be a better way, enter dollar slashy strings (actual term)'
    def command = $/echo \\\"${foo}\\\"/$
    sh command
    echo 'String interpolation works out of the box as well as environment variables, escaped with double dollars'
  6. nowayride revised this gist May 12, 2016. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
    4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions Jenkinsfile.groovy
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    @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ node {
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"'
    echo 'Even escaped with a single backslash they are dropped'
    sh 'echo \"$BUILD_NUMBER\"'
    echo 'Using \\" the quotes are preserved'
    echo 'Using two backslashes, the quotes are preserved'
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"'
    echo 'Using \\\\\\\" still results in preserving the single quotes'
    echo 'Using three backslashes still results in preserving the single quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"'
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backticks)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
  7. nowayride revised this gist May 12, 2016. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
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    @@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ node {
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"'
    echo 'Even escaped with a single backslash they are dropped'
    sh 'echo \"$BUILD_NUMBER\"'
    echo 'Using \\\\\" the quotes are preserved'
    echo 'Using \\" the quotes are preserved'
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"'
    echo 'Using \\\\\\\" still results in preserving the single quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"'
    echo 'To end up with \\\" use \\\\\\\\\\\\\" (yes, six backticks) plus one for the double quote'
    echo 'To end up with \" use \\\\\\\" (yes, seven backticks)'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
    echo 'This is fine and all, but we cannot substitute Jenkins variables in single quote strings'
    def foo = 'bar'
  8. nowayride created this gist May 12, 2016.
    30 changes: 30 additions & 0 deletions Jenkinsfile.groovy
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    node {
    echo 'No quotes in single backticks'
    sh 'echo $BUILD_NUMBER'
    echo 'Double quotes are silently dropped'
    sh 'echo "$BUILD_NUMBER"'
    echo 'Even escaped with a single backslash they are dropped'
    sh 'echo \"$BUILD_NUMBER\"'
    echo 'Using \\\\\" the quotes are preserved'
    sh 'echo \\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\"'
    echo 'Using \\\\\\\" still results in preserving the single quotes'
    sh 'echo \\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\"'
    echo 'To end up with \\\" use \\\\\\\\\\\\\" (yes, six backticks) plus one for the double quote'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"$BUILD_NUMBER\\\\\\"'
    echo 'This is fine and all, but we cannot substitute Jenkins variables in single quote strings'
    def foo = 'bar'
    sh 'echo "${foo}"'
    echo 'This does not interpolate the string but instead tries to look up "foo" on the command line, so use double quotes'
    sh "echo \"${foo}\""
    echo 'Great, more escaping is needed now. How about just concatenate the strings? Well that gets kind of ugly'
    sh 'echo \\\\\\"' + foo + '\\\\\\"'
    echo 'We still needed all of that escaping and mixing concatenation is hideous!'
    echo 'There must be a better way, enter slashy strings (actual term)'
    def command = $/echo \\\"${foo}\\\"/$
    sh command
    echo 'String interpolation works out of the box as well as environment variables, escaped with double dollars'
    def vash = $/echo \\\"$$BUILD_NUMBER\\\" ${foo}/$
    sh vash
    echo 'It still requires escaping the escape but that is just bash being bash at that point'
    echo 'Slashy strings are the closest to raw shell input with Jenkins, although the non dollar variant seems to give an error but the dollar slash works fine'
    }