diff --git a/content/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions.md b/content/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions.md index b48726db6d..6b00bf66c5 100644 --- a/content/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions.md +++ b/content/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions.md @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ To start workflow commands, pass the token that you used to stop workflow comman You can use the `save-state` command to create environment variables for sharing with your workflow's `pre:` or `post:` actions. For , you can create a file with the `pre:` action, pass the file location to the `main:` action, and then use the `post:` action to delete the file. Alternatively, you could create a file with the `main:` action, pass the file location to the `post:` action, and also use the `post:` action to delete the file. -If you have multiple `pre:` or `post:` actions, you can only access the saved value in the action where `save-state` was used. For more information on the `post:` action, see "[Metadata syntax for data variables.product.prodname_actions %}](/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#post)." +If you have multiple `pre:` or `post:` actions, you can only access the saved value in the action where `save-state` was used. For more information on the `post:` action, see "[Metadata syntax for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}](/actions/creating-actions/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions#post)." The `save-state` command can only be run within an action, and is not available to YAML files. The saved value is stored as an environment value with the `STATE_` prefix.