Syntax error near unexpected token `(' with mv !(build)

Question

I am trying to run the following shell command with Jenkins build process

mv !(build) build

Now the build fails saying

$ /bin/bash -xe /tmp/jenkins2925091423898519645.sh
/tmp/jenkins2925091423898519645.sh: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `('

But the strange thing is, when running this command directly on a Jenkin slave, it works fine.

As you can see, Jenkins run the shell commands with /bin/bash -xe as well.

Any help would be appreciated because i am struggling with this for hours

Answer 1

!(build) is an extended pattern, enabled by shopt -s extglob. It's not clear how it's being enabled in your Jenkins slave, but adding that command to your script should solve your problem.