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

NAME
     gh-variable-set - Create or update variables

SYNOPSIS
     gh variable set <variable-name> [flags]

DESCRIPTION
     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 Depend-
     abot within an organization

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

OPTIONS
     -b, --body <string>
	    The value for the variable (reads from standard input if not  speci-
	    fied)

     -e, --env <environment>
	    Set deployment environment variable

     -f, --env-file <file>
	    Load variable names and values from a dotenv-formatted file

     -o, --org <organization>
	    Set organization variable

     -r, --repos <repositories>
	    List of repositories that can access an organization variable

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

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
     -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
	    Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

EXIT CODES
     0: Successful execution

     1: Error

     2: Command canceled

     4: Authentication required

     NOTE:  Specific  commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com-
     mand's help for more information.

EXAMPLE
     # 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

SEE ALSO
     gh-variable(1)

				    Aug 2026		      GH-VARIABLE-SET(1)

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