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.TH "glab" "1" "Mar 2025" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
glab-variable-set - Create a new variable for a project or group.


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBglab variable set   [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Create a new variable for a project or group.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-d\fP, \fB--description\fP=""
	Set description of a variable.

.PP
\fB-g\fP, \fB--group\fP=""
	Set variable for a group.

.PP
\fB-m\fP, \fB--masked\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is masked.

.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--protected\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is protected.

.PP
\fB-r\fP, \fB--raw\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is treated as a raw string.

.PP
\fB-s\fP, \fB--scope\fP="\fI"
	The environment_scope of the variable. Values: all (\fP), or specific environments.

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--type\fP="env_var"
	The type of a variable: env_var, file.

.PP
\fB-v\fP, \fB--value\fP=""
	The value of a variable.


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--help\fP[=false]
	Show help for this command.

.PP
\fB-R\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	Select another repository. Can use either \fBOWNER/REPO\fR or \fBGROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO\fR format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
glab variable set WITH_ARG "some value"
glab variable set WITH_DESC "some value" --description "some description"
glab variable set FROM_FLAG -v "some value"
glab variable set FROM_ENV_WITH_ARG "${ENV_VAR}"
glab variable set FROM_ENV_WITH_FLAG -v"${ENV_VAR}"
glab variable set FROM_FILE < secret.txt
cat file.txt | glab variable set SERVER_TOKEN
cat token.txt | glab variable set GROUP_TOKEN -g mygroup --scope=prod

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.SH SEE ALSO
\fBglab-variable(1)\fP