ssh-run unable to export secure variable

[jsultana]

ssh-run version: 0.4.1

```

- step:
name: Set environment variables (test)
deployment: test
script:
- echo "Setting environment variables"
- pipe: atlassian/ssh-run:0.4.1
variables:
SSH_USER: '<omitted>'
SERVER: '<omitted>'
COMMAND: 'echo "Branch: \$BRANCH, Commit: \$COMMIT, Env: \$ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT, Conn: \$CONNECTION_STRING" > test.txt'
MODE: 'command'
DEBUG: 'true'
ENV_VARS: >-
BRANCH=${BITBUCKET_BRANCH}
COMMIT=${BITBUCKET_COMMIT}
ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT=${ENVIRONMENT}
CONNECTION_STRING=${CONNECTION_STRING}

```

I have a secured variable (CONNECTION_STRING) defined in my deployments section in repository settings. I'd like to export this secured variable to the remote server using ssh-run. Currently I'm just testing that the environment variables are received correctly. This works when CONNECTION_STRING is not a secured variable, but fails when it's secured. The error I get is:

`bash: Allow: command not found`

Is this by design? I expected that the secured variable won't appear in the logs, but should still be exportable / usable.

[jsultana · Accepted solution]

Actually, looks like my connection string had an "Allow user variables" directive that wasn't being escaped. That's likely what it's complaining about. False alarm :)