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Load environment variables from dotenv / .env file in Bash
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load_dotenv.sh
# The initial version
if [ ! -f .env ]
then
export $(cat .env | xargs)
fi
# My favorite from the comments. Thanks @richarddewit & others!
set -a && source .env && set +a
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sokol8 commented Mar 13, 2025

loading envs without dot-env package

inside package.json

"dev": "npm run source-env-local && node src/bin/www | bunyan",
"source-env-local": "set -a && source .env.local && set +a"

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