How-to: Print environment variables in the Build logs

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Summary

In some scenarios, it might be useful to see the content of the variables used by Bamboo while running a job.

Solution

Go to the Job configuration page and add an extra task of type "Dump variables to log":

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During the next build execution, the variables and their contents will be available in the build logs:

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Updated on March 17, 2025

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