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How to add two numbers #25386
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Hello, how do I add a number to the GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER, this does not work:
Is it even possible to do a little computation like this? I’ve spent far too long trying to figure this out :slight_smile: |
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Github actions doesn’t support math operations in expressions inside ${{ }}. You could add up these two numbers in bash script and then use set-env command to give its value to an environment variable, please try my example:
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Thank you, that works well! |
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Hi, I tried a similar approach but it doesn’t seem to be working. Any ideas? It gets the output “mynum” correctly, I see it in the echo. But it doesn’t perform the operation of adding 1 to it or setting the new env var. I get an empty variable. Any ideas? thanks |
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An environment variable set using |
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This is an expected behavior. This command creates or updates an environment variable for any actions running next in a job. The action that creates or updates the environment variable does not have access to the new value, but all subsequent actions in a job will have access. |
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@danielwilson1702
Github actions doesn’t support math operations in expressions inside ${{ }}. You could add up these two numbers in bash script and then use set-env command to give its value to an environment variable, please try my example: