Quoting $user as Parameter to SET

The default search_path is $user, public.

Say I wanted to reverse this in a database called d:

First of all:

d=> show search_path;
search_path
--------------
$user,public
(1 row)

Then:

d=> alter database d set search_path to public, '$user';

Then, in a new session:

d=> show search_path;
search_path
-----------------
public, "$user"
(1 row)

This is an important distinction because testing reveals that the
quoted $user after the reversal is no longer actually a dynamic
variable that results in a search_path that resolves to the current
user.

I'm having trouble locating an example of how to include a variable
in the parameter list to SET.

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