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@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ inputs:
     required: true
 ```
 
-When you specify an input to an action in a workflow file or use a default input value, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} creates an environment variable for the input with the name `INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME>`. The environment variable created converts input names to uppercase letters and replaces spaces with `_` characters.
+When you specify an input to an action in a workflow file or use a default input value, {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} creates an environment variable for the input with the name `INPUT_<VARIABLE_NAME>`. The environment variable created converts input names to uppercase letters and replaces spaces with `_` characters. To access the environment variable in a Docker container action, you must pass the input using the `args` keyword in the action metadata file. For more information about the action metadata file for Docker container actions, see "[Creating a Docker container action](/articles/creating-a-docker-container-action#creating-an-action-metadata-file)."
 
 For example, if a workflow defined the `numOctocats` and `octocatEyeColor` inputs, the action code could read the values of the inputs using the `INPUT_NUMOCTOCATS` and `INPUT_OCTOCATEYECOLOR` environment variables.
 
