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# `glab variable set`
Create a new variable for a project or group.
```plaintext
glab variable set <key> <value> [flags]
```
## Aliases
```plaintext
new
create
```
## Examples
```plaintext
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
```
## Options
```plaintext
-d, --description string Set description of a variable.
-g, --group string Set variable for a group.
-m, --masked Whether the variable is masked.
-p, --protected Whether the variable is protected.
-r, --raw Whether the variable is treated as a raw string.
-s, --scope string The environment_scope of the variable. Values: all (*), or specific environments. (default "*")
-t, --type string The type of a variable: env_var, file. (default "env_var")
-v, --value string The value of a variable.
```
## Options inherited from parent commands
```plaintext
--help Show help for this command.
-R, --repo OWNER/REPO Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.
```
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