+.BI "\-o" "\fR, " "\-\-set-option=\fR[" sect :\fR] var = value
+Assign
+.I value
+to the variable
+.I var
+in configuration section
+.IR sect ,
+or
+.B @CONFIG
+if no section is specified.
+The value is unexpandable,
+and overrides any similarly named setting
+from the configuration file(s).
+.
+.TP