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[GH-ISSUE #263] Inputs in env not parsed #181

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opened 2026-03-01 21:40:58 +03:00 by kerem · 11 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:58 +03:00

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Originally created by @kenorb on GitHub (May 30, 2020).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/263

Originally assigned to: @catthehacker on GitHub.

Steps to reproduce:

On the empty folder, create new repo: git init.
Create the following files:

`action.yml`

name: 'Test'
inputs:
  MyInput:
    description: 'My input'
runs:
  using: 'docker'
  image: 'Dockerfile'
  env:
    MYINPUT: ${{ inputs.MyInput }}

`Dockerfile`

FROM ubuntu
COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]

`entrypoint.sh`

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo Input: $MYINPUT

`.github/workflows/action.yml`

name: Action
on: push
jobs:
  Test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: ./

Problem

The script doesn't print my input.

% act -j Test
[Action/Test]   🐳  docker run image=act-test:latest entrypoint=[] cmd=[]
| Input: ${{ inputs.MyInput }}

It prints ${{ inputs.MyInput }}, instead of the value of the variable.

Originally created by @kenorb on GitHub (May 30, 2020). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/263 Originally assigned to: @catthehacker on GitHub. Steps to reproduce: 1. On the empty folder, create new repo: `git init`. 2. Create the following files: ### `action.yml` ``` name: 'Test' inputs: MyInput: description: 'My input' runs: using: 'docker' image: 'Dockerfile' env: MYINPUT: ${{ inputs.MyInput }} ``` ### `Dockerfile` ``` FROM ubuntu COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"] ``` ### `entrypoint.sh` ``` #!/usr/bin/env bash echo Input: $MYINPUT ``` ### `.github/workflows/action.yml` ``` name: Action on: push jobs: Test: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@v2 - uses: ./ ``` ## Problem The script doesn't print my input. ``` % act -j Test [Action/Test] 🐳 docker run image=act-test:latest entrypoint=[] cmd=[] | Input: ${{ inputs.MyInput }} ``` It prints `${{ inputs.MyInput }}`, instead of the value of the variable.

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kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:59 +03:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2020):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2020): Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

kerem commented

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@kenorb commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2020):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

Still valid.

@kenorb commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2020): > Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity Still valid.

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:59 +03:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020): Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:59 +03:00

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@kenorb commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

Still valid.

@kenorb commented on GitHub (Oct 5, 2020): > Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity Still valid.

kerem commented

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@jpatrick-ztel commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2020):

Indeed valid

@jpatrick-ztel commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2020): Indeed valid

kerem commented

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021):

Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Jan 8, 2021): Issue is stale and will be closed in 7 days unless there is new activity

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:40:59 +03:00

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@callum-tait-pbx commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2021):

Ran into this when testing a custom action

@callum-tait-pbx commented on GitHub (Mar 20, 2021): Ran into this when testing a custom action

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:41:00 +03:00

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@mkroman commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2021):

I have the same issue when running ansible/ansible-lint-action@c37fb7b.

The environment variables in actions don't seem to get expanded:

| + [[ -n ${{ inputs.override-deps }} ]]
| + pip install '${{' inputs.override-deps '}}'
| ERROR: Invalid requirement: '${{'
| + echo 'Completed installing override dependencies...

@mkroman commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2021): I have the same issue when running [ansible/ansible-lint-action@`c37fb7b`](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint-action/tree/c37fb7b4bda2c8cb18f4942716bae9f11b0dc9bc). The environment variables in actions don't seem to get expanded: ``` | + [[ -n ${{ inputs.override-deps }} ]] | + pip install '${{' inputs.override-deps '}}' | ERROR: Invalid requirement: '${{' | + echo 'Completed installing override dependencies... ```

kerem commented

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@koalalorenzo commented on GitHub (Aug 12, 2021):

Same issue here. Still valid!

@koalalorenzo commented on GitHub (Aug 12, 2021): Same issue here. Still valid!

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:41:00 +03:00

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@Misterio77 commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021):

Having this as well

@Misterio77 commented on GitHub (Aug 20, 2021): Having this as well

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:41:00 +03:00

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@kellym commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021):

Having same issue as @mkroman above.

@kellym commented on GitHub (Nov 12, 2021): Having same issue as @mkroman above.

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