modules/builds-basic-start-environment-variable.adoc

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= Setting environment variables when starting a build

You can specify the `--env` flag to set any desired environment variable for the build.

.Procedure

* To specify a desired environment variable, enter the following command:
+
[source,terminal]
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$ oc start-build <buildconfig_name> --env=<key>=<value>
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			`.Procedure`

Terminology updates for builds book 2020-12-03 22:10:00 -05:00			`* To specify a desired environment variable, enter the following command:`
			`+`
OSDOCS-1350 Separate Builds command and output blocks 2020-08-06 13:15:31 -04:00			`[source,terminal]`
OSDOS-85 Basic builds 2018-12-13 14:19:08 -05:00			`----`
			`$ oc start-build <buildconfig_name> --env=<key>=<value>`
			`----`