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diff --git a/doc/ci/jobs/job_control.md b/doc/ci/jobs/job_control.md index 0c8e4fc593f..b432106a2d8 100644 --- a/doc/ci/jobs/job_control.md +++ b/doc/ci/jobs/job_control.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- stage: Verify group: Pipeline Authoring -info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Choose when to run jobs **(FREE ALL)** @@ -1080,6 +1080,14 @@ produce an `invalid expression syntax` error. Pattern matching is case-sensitive by default. Use the `i` flag modifier to make a pattern case-insensitive. For example: `/pattern/i`. +NOTE: +When using the `=~` character, make sure the right side of the comparison always contains +a valid regular expression. If the right side of the comparison is not a valid regular expression +enclosed with `/` characters, the expression evaluates in an unexpected way. In that case, +the comparison checks if the left side is a substring of the right side. For example, +`"23" =~ "1234"` evaluates to true, which is the opposite of `"23" =~ /1234/`, which evaluates to false. +You should not configure your pipeline to rely on this behavior. + #### Store the regex pattern in a variable > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/35438) in GitLab 15.0 [with a flag](../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `ci_fix_rules_if_comparison_with_regexp_variable`, disabled by default. |