On 28/03/2024 15:52, Balakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
When env command is used to pass extra environment variables to a
program, it will be useful to read them from a file instead of command
line.
Instead of
env MYAPP_QA_KEY=XXXXX MYAPP_QA_URL=https://qa.myapp.example.com
clicommand
We can use
env -f qa.env clicommand
This way command-line can be kept simple and easy to change to different
environments instead of sourcing files.
Yes the feature has merit, and was previously discussed at:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2021-10/msg00001.html
There are some subtleties to consider though.
cheers,
Pádraig
