environment-variables.md

title	Environment Variables
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Task Environment Variables

The environment attribute can be used to define environment variables that should be set before a task runs.

Syntax

Do this by adding an env: or environment: between the task name and the script.

## Tasks
### Task1
Env: ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION
```
echo $ENVIRONMENT
```

Multiple environment variables

You can define multiple environment variables.

## Tasks
### Task1
Env: ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION
Env: VERSION=1.2
```
echo $ENVIRONMENT
echo $VERSION
```

or

## Tasks
### Task1
Env: ENVIRONMENT=PRODUCTION, VERSION=1.2
```
echo $ENVIRONMENT
echo $VERSION
```