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You can access `env` variable values using runner environment variables or using contexts. The above example above shows three custom variables being used as environment variables in an `echo` command: `$DAY_OF_WEEK`, `$Greeting`, and `$First_Name`. The values for these variables are set, and scoped, at the workflow, job, and step level respectively. For more information on accessing variable values using contexts, see "[Using contexts to access variable values](#using-contexts-to-access-variable-values)."
You can access `env` variable values using runner environment variables or using contexts. The example above shows three custom variables being used as environment variables in an `echo` command: `$DAY_OF_WEEK`, `$Greeting`, and `$First_Name`. The values for these variables are set, and scoped, at the workflow, job, and step level respectively. For more information on accessing variable values using contexts, see "[Using contexts to access variable values](#using-contexts-to-access-variable-values)."

Because runner environment variable interpolation is done after a workflow job is sent to a runner machine, you must use the appropriate syntax for the shell that's used on the runner. In this example, the workflow specifies `ubuntu-latest`. By default, Linux runners use the bash shell, so you must use the syntax `$NAME`. If the workflow specified a Windows runner, you would use the syntax for PowerShell, `$env:NAME`. For more information about shells, see "[Workflow syntax for {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}](/actions/learn-github-actions/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsshell)."

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