how to get git short hash in to a variable in Jenkins running on windows 2008

Question

I am trying to get the git short hash in a variable. I tried to set GIT_COMMIT_SHORT variable to run 'git rev-parse --short HEAD' but it didn't work. I need this variable to pass to ant build script so the package name include this short hash.

I am running Jenkins on windows 2008 server.

Thanks

Answer 1

Probably the simplest way to achieve the result you want would be to use the GIT_REVISION token makro, like this:

${GIT_REVISION,length=6} 

Have a look at https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Token+Macro+Plugin for more details.

Hope this helps,
Jan