Which of the following commands will set the $FOO environment variable within a script, so that it may be used in subsequent workflow job steps?

The correct answer is B. run: echo "FOO=bar" >> $GITHUB_ENV. The $GITHUB_ENV environment variable is used to set environment variables that persist across steps in a workflow job. By echoing FOO=bar into $GITHUB_ENV, the variable FOO will be available in subsequent steps within the same job.

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Arun: echo "::set-env name=FOO::bar"
Brun: echo "FOO=bar" >> $GITHUB_ENV
Crun: echo ${{ $FOO=bar }}
Drun: export FOO=bar

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B
91% (32)
C
3% (1)
D
6% (2)

Explanation

The $GITHUB_ENV environment variable is used to set environment variables that persist across steps in a workflow job. By echoing FOO=bar into $GITHUB_ENV, the variable FOO will be available in subsequent steps within the same job.

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#environment variables#GITHUB_ENV#workflow commands#step outputs

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