GH-200: GitHub ActionsDemo

Question

What is the correct syntax for referencing the system-provided run-number variable?

A ${{var.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}}
B ${{env.GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}}
C $GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER
D ${{GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER}}
E $github.run_number

Explanation

GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER is a GitHub Actions default environment variable. Runner shell commands on a Bash/Linux runner reference environment variables as $NAME, so its value is accessed as $GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER. Default GitHub environment variables are not available through the env context. GitHub Actions variables reference

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