glab(1) glab(1) NAME glab-variable-update - Update an existing variable for a project or group. SYNOPSIS glab variable update [flags] DESCRIPTION Update an existing variable for a project or group. OPTIONS -d, --description="" Set description of a variable. -g, --group="" Set variable for a group. -m, --masked[=false] Whether the variable is masked. -p, --protected[=false] Whether the variable is protected. -r, --raw[=false] Whether the variable is treated as a raw string. -s, --scope="" The environment_scope of the variable. Values: all (), or specific environments. -t, --type="env_var" The type of a variable: env_var, file. -v, --value="" The value of a variable. OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS --help[=false] Show help for this command. -R, --repo="" Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL. EXAMPLE $ glab variable update WITH_ARG "some value" $ glab variable update FROM_FLAG -v "some value" $ glab variable update FROM_ENV_WITH_ARG "${ENV_VAR}" $ glab variable update FROM_ENV_WITH_FLAG -v"${ENV_VAR}" $ glab variable update FROM_FILE < secret.txt $ cat file.txt | glab variable update SERVER_TOKEN $ cat token.txt | glab variable update GROUP_TOKEN -g mygroup --scope=prod SEE ALSO glab-variable(1) Auto generated by spf13/cobra Jun 2025 glab(1)