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.set

.set env <EnvironGroup> "<VariableName>=<DesiredValue>"
The .set dot command assigns a value to an environment variable.
Note: Variables set by this command must already exist.

The .set command changes the master record for an environment. When the system runs a project, it makes a copy of the project environment from the master record, stores the copy in the job records, and uses that copy as the project default.

The fact that the system keeps a separate job copy of the variables, and that the .set command does not change the job copy, has the following effects:

For more information on using this command, see Changing Environment Variable Values During a Job. Also see the similar command .bset.