What is the smallest scope for an environment variable?

The correct answer is B. a step. The smallest scope for an environment variable is within a step. Environment variables defined within a step are only accessible to that particular step, which makes it the smallest scope for a variable in a GitHub Actions workflow.

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Athe workflow settings
Ba step
Ca job
Dthe workflow env mapping

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The smallest scope for an environment variable is within a step. Environment variables defined within a step are only accessible to that particular step, which makes it the smallest scope for a variable in a GitHub Actions workflow.

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#environment variables#variable scope#step scope#workflow syntax

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