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master
Introduced in version: 
7.x-5.0
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We have a new global option --variables. You can set it at the commandline or in a site alias as with any option. This will dynamically set a Drupal variable for the duration of the current Drupal request. This is done in-memory, so your database remains unchanged. If setting via the commandline, you use a comma delimited list when overriding multiple values. For example, --variables=site_name=bar,anonymous=visitor.

The $overrides variable in drushrc.php is no longer recognized. Use variables instead.