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.TH "glab" "1" "Sep 2026" "Auto generated by spf13/cobra" ""

.SH NAME
glab-variable-update - Update an existing variable for a project or group.


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBglab variable update   [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
You can pass the variable value from standard input. Use \fB--group\fR
to update a variable for a group instead of the current project.
The \fB--scope\fR flag does not apply to group variables.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB-d\fP, \fB--description\fP=""
	Set description of a variable.

.PP
\fB-g\fP, \fB--group\fP=""
	Set variable for a group.

.PP
\fB-m\fP, \fB--masked\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is masked.

.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--protected\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is protected.

.PP
\fB-r\fP, \fB--raw\fP[=false]
	Whether the variable is treated as a raw string.

.PP
\fB-s\fP, \fB--scope\fP="\fI"
	The environment_scope of the variable. Values: all (\fP), or specific environments.

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--type\fP="env_var"
	The type of a variable: env_var, file.

.PP
\fB-v\fP, \fB--value\fP=""
	The value of a variable.


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	Show help for this command.

.PP
\fB-R\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	Select another repository. You can use either OWNER/REPO or GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO. The full URL or Git URL is also accepted.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
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
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBglab-variable(1)\fP