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* --set var=value
This allows setting an arbitrary configuration variable, the same as if it
- were set via a setup file. Since most options can be configured
- using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this, but it can be
- useful for the odd option that lacks a command-line switch.
+ were set via a setup file. Since most options commonly used options can be
+ configured using command-line switches, you will rarely need to use this.
+
+* --set-yaml var=value
+
+ This is like --set, but it allows setting configuration variables that
+ use complex data structures, by passing in a YAML document.
# EXAMPLES