Using nested command substitution in jenkins pipeline sh step

Question

I\'m trying to flatten a results directory prior to archiving using a symbolic link to the relevant inner folder that first traverses a bunch of variable path names determin

Answer 1

Couple of interesting strategies around this problem

Decompose long sh scripts into distinct functional pieces with return values

https://stackoverflow.com/a/47394132/1330381

Escape nested shell commands with backslash \$,

sh """
    \$(echo TEST this subshell \$(ls .))
"""

https://stackoverflow.com/a/50356318/1330381