CLI "config process" and percent signs

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1

The following config works as expected in the cloud:

version: 2.1

jobs:
  build:
    docker:
      - image: alpine:3.7
    steps:
      - run: "date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M"

However, when I run it through circleci config process locally, the percent signs get mangled:

        command: date +%!Y(MISSING)-%!m(MISSING)-%!d(MISSING)-%!H(MISSING)%!M(MISSING)

CLI version: 0.1.5389+4379bab

2

Too offer a bit more insight… I can make circleci config process behave correctly if I escape the percent signs by doubling them up:

      - run: "date +%%Y-%%m-%%d-%%H%%M"

However, that only works for config process.

  • Escaping the percent signs does not work as desired in the cloud – the escaping is not removed.
  • If I change the version number to 2 and run circleci local execute, the escaping is not removed either.

My conclusion is that this bug arises from an inappropriate extra application of escape processing during circleci config process.

3

Thank for the report! We’ve been able to recreate this and the team in charge of the CLI is creating a card to fix. I’d say updates should be a new version of the CLI, but I’ll update here if I have anything else.

4

Thank you for your response! I will watch for the release.

6

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