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title: glab variable get
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Get a variable for a project or group.

```plaintext
glab variable get <key> [flags]
```

## Examples

```console
$ glab variable get VAR_KEY
$ glab variable get -g GROUP VAR_KEY
$ glab variable get -s SCOPE VAR_KEY

```

## Options

```plaintext
  -g, --group string    Get variable for a group.
  -F, --output string   Format output as: text, json. (default "text")
  -s, --scope string    The environment_scope of the variable. Values: all (*), or specific environments. (default "*")
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```plaintext
  -h, --help              Show help for this command.
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO   Select another repository. Can use either OWNER/REPO or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.
```
