tag:help.appveyor.com,2012-11-13:/discussions/questions/2172-meaning-of-global-in-environment-of-appveyorymlAppVeyor: Discussion 2018-08-25T02:21:10Ztag:help.appveyor.com,2012-11-13:Comment/394276052016-03-18T02:52:53Z2016-03-18T02:52:53ZMeaning of "global:" in "environment:" of appveyor.yml<div><p>"global:" is used together with "matrix:" and allows defining
variables for all matrix permutations.</p>
<p>-Feodor</p></div>Feodor Fitsnertag:help.appveyor.com,2012-11-13:Comment/394276052017-11-07T12:44:33Z2017-11-07T12:44:33ZMeaning of "global:" in "environment:" of appveyor.yml<div><p>So variables inside <code>environment:</code> aren't visible inside matrix jobs?</p></div>wtf?tag:help.appveyor.com,2012-11-13:Comment/394276052017-11-07T22:45:02Z2017-11-07T22:45:02ZMeaning of "global:" in "environment:" of appveyor.yml<div><p>Actually you are correct, environment variables from <code>environment</code> and <code>environment/global</code> works the same way with matrix now. But we support this <code>environment/global</code> for historical reasons and also it is considered clearer expression when matrix exist in the configuration.</p></div>Ilya Finkelshteyn