1GH-VARIABLE-SET(1)             GitHub CLI manual            GH-VARIABLE-SET(1)
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NAME

6       gh-variable-set - Create or update variables
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SYNOPSIS

11       gh variable set <variable-name> [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       Set a value for a variable on one of the following levels: - repository
17       (default): available to Actions runs or Dependabot in  a  repository  -
18       environment:  available to Actions runs for a deployment environment in
19       a repository - organization: available to Actions  runs  or  Dependabot
20       within an organization
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23       Organization variable can optionally be restricted to only be available
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OPTIONS

29       -b, --body <string>
30              The value for the variable (reads from  standard  input  if  not
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35              Set deployment environment variable
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39              Load variable names and values from a dotenv-formatted file
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47              List of repositories that can access an organization variable
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51              Set  visibility  for  an organization variable: {all|private|se‐
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

57       -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
58              Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format
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EXAMPLE

63              # Add variable value for the current repository in an interactive prompt
64              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE
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66              # Read variable value from an environment variable
67              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --body "$ENV_VALUE"
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69              # Read variable value from a file
70              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE < myfile.txt
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72              # Set variable for a deployment environment in the current repository
73              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --env myenvironment
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75              # Set organization-level variable visible to both public and private repositories
76              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --org myOrg --visibility all
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78              # Set organization-level variable visible to specific repositories
79              $ gh variable set MYVARIABLE --org myOrg --repos repo1,repo2,repo3
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82              $ gh variable set -f .env
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SEE ALSO

89       gh-variable(1)
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93                                   Oct 2023                 GH-VARIABLE-SET(1)