Function: set

set is a function defined in data.c.

Signature

(set SYMBOL NEWVAL)

Documentation

Set SYMBOL's value to NEWVAL, and return NEWVAL.

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Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 21.1.

Source Code

// Defined in /usr/src/emacs/src/data.c
{
  set_internal (symbol, newval, Qnil, SET_INTERNAL_SET);
  return newval;
}