tldr/pages/common/set.md

25 lines
547 B
Markdown
Raw Normal View History

2018-09-06 18:45:29 +01:00
# set
> Display, set or unset values of shell attributes and positional parameters.
> More information: <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#set>.
2018-09-06 18:45:29 +01:00
- Display the names and values of shell variables:
`set`
- Mark variables that are modified or created for export:
`set -a`
- Notify of job termination immediately:
`set -b`
- Set various options, e.g. enable `vi` style line editing:
`set -o {{vi}}`
2021-11-07 21:04:05 +00:00
- Set the shell to exit as soon as the first error is encountered (mostly used in scripts):
`set -e`