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.TH "GH-VARIABLE-SET" "1" "May 2024" "" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
.PP
gh-variable-set - Create or update variables


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBgh variable set <variable-name> [flags]\fR


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
Set a value for a variable on one of the following levels:
- repository (default): available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot in a repository
- environment: available to GitHub Actions runs for a deployment environment in a repository
- organization: available to GitHub Actions runs or Dependabot within an organization

.PP
Organization variable can optionally be restricted to only be available to
specific repositories.


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-b\fR, \fB--body\fR \fB<string>\fR
The value for the variable (reads from standard input if not specified)

.TP
\fB-e\fR, \fB--env\fR \fB<environment>\fR
Set deployment environment variable

.TP
\fB-f\fR, \fB--env-file\fR \fB<file>\fR
Load variable names and values from a dotenv-formatted file

.TP
\fB-o\fR, \fB--org\fR \fB<organization>\fR
Set organization variable

.TP
\fB-r\fR, \fB--repos\fR \fB<repositories>\fR
List of repositories that can access an organization variable

.TP
\fB-v\fR, \fB--visibility\fR \fB<string> (default "private")\fR
Set visibility for an organization variable: {all|private|selected}


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# Add variable value for the current repository in an interactive prompt
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE

# Read variable value from an environment variable
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --body "$ENV_VALUE"

# Read variable value from a file
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE < myfile.txt

# Set variable for a deployment environment in the current repository
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --env myenvironment

# Set organization-level variable visible to both public and private repositories
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --org myOrg --visibility all

# Set organization-level variable visible to specific repositories
$ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --org myOrg --repos repo1,repo2,repo3

# Set multiple variables imported from the ".env" file
$ gh variable set -f .env

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBgh-variable(1)\fR