_Added in 1.8.8_

*/var [-gnsp] <%var> [[= ]value]*

Sets the value of local variable %var to the specified value.

Syntax can be either _var %var = value_ or _var %var value_.

Multiple variables can be set in one line using comma as separator, _var %var1 = value, %var2 = value2_.

_See also [[/set]], [[/unset]]._

*Switches*

-s - Display variable assignment value.
-g - Creates a global variable instead.
-n - Treat the value as plain text, even if arithmetic operators are used.
-i - Initializes a variable only if it does not already exist as a local or global variable.
-p - Permits value to be 2 literal double quotes and permits value to end with a single [[$chr]](32) space. Also enables -n switch behavior.

*Parameters*

<%var> - The variable to set.
[[= ]value] - Value to set the variable to. (can be a single [[Arithmetic Operators|arithmetic expression]])

*Example*

<pre>
alias factorial {
  var %result = 1, %x = $1
  while (%x) {
    var %result = %result * $v1
    dec %x
  }
  return %result
}

;Returns 3628800
//echo -ag $factorial(10)
</pre>