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# set
> Toggle shell options or set the values of positional parameters.
> More information: <https://manned.org/set.1posix>.
- Display the names and values of shell variables:
`set`
- Export newly initialized variables to child processes:
`set -a`
- Write formatted messages to `stderr` when jobs finish:
`set -b`
- Write and edit text in the command line with `vi`-like keybindings (e.g. `yy`):
`set -o {{vi}}`
- Exit the shell when (some) commands fail:
`set -e`