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set

Display, set or unset values of shell attributes and positional parameters. More information: https://manned.org/set.
  • 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}}
  • Set the shell to exit as soon as the first error is encountered (mostly used in scripts):
    set -e

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