How to receive local Git branch name with Jenkins Git plugin?

Question

I am using Branch Specifier option of Jenkins Git plugin (v2.0) to run build on specific branch, e.g. 1.4.

${GIT_BRANCH} in this case conta

Answer 1

I managed to do that with a couple steps:

1. Add Execute shell pre step with these:

   git_branch_local=$(echo $GIT_BRANCH | sed -e "s|origin/||g") echo GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL=$git_branch_local > build.properties

2. Add an Inject environment variables pre step for build.properties file

then you should have a GIT_BRANCH_LOCAL environment variable that doesn't have origin/