Variables declared under vars are exported into the environment of sh: (dynamic variable) #2993

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2. trulede commented on Aug 20, 2026

   

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   @eitsupi yes, this is how it works. Yes, it should probably work differently, but it works this way ... so this is how to deal with it. Choose the strategy that works best for you.

   version: '3'
   
   vars:
     MY_VAR: leaked
   
   tasks:
     default:
       silent: true
       vars:
         FROM_SH:
           sh: 'echo "MY_VAR=$MY_VAR"'
       env:
         MY_VAR: '{{.MY_VAR}}'
       cmds:
         - 'echo "dynamic var (sh:) sees {{.FROM_SH}}"'
         - 'echo "cmds sees          MY_VAR=$MY_VAR"'
         - 'echo " MY_VAR={{.MY_VAR}}"'
   

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   $ task
   dynamic var (sh:) sees MY_VAR=leaked
   cmds sees          MY_VAR=leaked
    MY_VAR=leaked
   
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