quoted variables in pgsql - Mailing list pgsql-sql

cannot figure this out

# \set var 'value'
# select * from some_table where some_col = :var;
ERROR: column value does not exist

cannot get those quotes around the value.  tried:
# \set var ''value''
# \set var ''''value''''

in each case:
# \echo :var
value

thanks

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