title: What does the "set" keyword mean in ruby?
body: <p>I'm going through the capistrano handbook</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://github.com/leehambley/capistrano-handbook/blob/master/index.markdown">https://github.com/leehambley/capistrano-handbook/blob/master/index.markdown</a></p>
  
  <p>And see the keyword "set" appear</p>
  
  <pre><code>set :deploy_via, :remote_cache
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Does set in this example set the symbol <code>:deploy_via</code> to <code>:remote_cache</code>?</p>