gh-variable-set - Man Page
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 Dependabot 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 specified)
- -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
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