$GITHUB OUTPUT

• https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-commands-for-github-actions

on: push
jobs:
  generate-a-secret-output:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - id: sets-a-secret
        name: Generate, mask, and output a secret
        run: |
          the_secret=$((RANDOM))
          echo "::add-mask::$the_secret"
          echo "secret-number=$the_secret" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
      - name: Use that secret output (protected by a mask)
        run: |
          echo "the secret number is ${{ steps.sets-a-secret.outputs.secret-number }}"

See also

• GitHub Actions, act, .github/workflows/, ~/actions-runner/, svc.sh, deploy:, run:, runs-on:, uses:, steps:, jobs:, on:, env:, uses:, script:, continue-on-error:, template:, aws-actions, inputs:, GITHUB_ENV, needs:, github., GitHub runner, my-docker-publish.yml, GitHub Actions variables, GitHub Actions contexts, GitHub Actions Importer, If:, SLSA, Actions Runner Controller (ARC), $GITHUB OUTPUT, notify:, Marketplace, GITHUB_TOKEN